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[[Category:Harbor Defenses of Portsmouth]]

This station was designed for Battery 205 at [[Fort Foster]]. Battery 103/Seamen at Fort Dearborn and Battery 204 also at [[Fort Dearborn]]. Constructed in 1943 and disguised as a cottage, this FCS was designated Location 139 and located on a .35-acre tract of land owned by the government. In 1967 the original 1943 house was modified with a wooden tower and a large window was cut through the top two observation levels. In 2007 the new property owners demolished the house and station. Nothing remains ~~today~~.

[[File:RyeLedgeDemo 01.jpg|left|frameless|161x161px|]]

This station was designed for Battery 205 at [[Fort Foster]]. Battery 103/Seamen at Fort Dearborn and Battery 204 also at [[Fort Dearborn]]. Constructed in 1943 and disguised as a cottage, this FCS was designated Location 139 and located on a .35-acre tract of land owned by the government. In 1967 the original 1943 house was modified with a wooden tower and a large window was cut through the top two observation levels. In 2007 the new property owners demolished the house and station. Nothing remains.

File:RyeLedgeDemo 04.jpg

File:RyeLedgeDemo 03.jpg

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-[[File:Rye Ledge MR.jpg|<center>The station as it stands in 2022.</center>|right|frameless]][[File:Rye Ledge Stations.jpg|198x198px|<center>Rye Ledge Station 1996 J.P. Wysong</center>|left|frameless]]
+[[File:Rye Ledge MR.jpg|<center>[[File:RyeLedgeDemo 01.jpg|thumb|Rye Ledge Station 2008]]The station as it stands in 2022.</center>|right|frameless|alt=The station as it stands in 2022.]]
-This station was designed for Battery 205 at [[Fort Foster]]. Battery 103/Seamen at Fort Dearborn and Battery 204 also at [[Fort Dearborn]]. Constructed in 1943 and disguised as a cottage, this FCS was designated Location 139 and located on a .35-acre tract of land owned by the government. In 1967 the original 1943 house was modified with a wooden tower and a large window was cut through the top two observation levels. In 2007 the new property owners demolished the house and station. Nothing remains today.
+[[File:RyeLedgeDemo 01.jpg|left|frameless|161x161px|]]
+This station was designed for Battery 205 at [[Fort Foster]]. Battery 103/Seamen at Fort Dearborn and Battery 204 also at [[Fort Dearborn]]. Constructed in 1943 and disguised as a cottage, this FCS was designated Location 139 and located on a .35-acre tract of land owned by the government. In 1967 the original 1943 house was modified with a wooden tower and a large window was cut through the top two observation levels. In 2007 the new property owners demolished the house and station. Nothing remains.
+<center><gallery mode="nolines" caption="2008 Demolition">
+File:RyeLedgeDemo 04.jpg
+File:RyeLedgeDemo 03.jpg
+</gallery></center>