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In 1943 construction on a seven floor tower on the South Side of Prouts Neck started in Scarborough Maine for the defense of Casco Bay during WW2. The tower had four observation levels and a Anti Aircraft Post on top of the tower. It was designed to look like a lighthouse and is the most interesting tower built in Maine due to the strange design. The tower had many strange features including a balcony and four observation levels which is not usually found in a Fire Control tower. It was used for the 6 inch gun battery at [[Cape Elizabeth MR]] as well as [[Peaks Island MR]] and [[Jewell Island MR]]. Many of these towers were located along Maines coast. The tower was in operation until 1945 when it was sold back to the town and sat unused. In 2004 a new property owner purchased the tower along with a house and wanted to demolish them. Despite the towns best efforts the landowner had the full right to destroy the tower and onlookers watched as a massive crane knocked it down. No other tower in the US was built like this one.<gallery perrow="10"> | In 1943 construction on a seven floor tower on the South Side of Prouts Neck started in Scarborough Maine for the defense of Casco Bay during WW2. The tower had four observation levels and a Anti Aircraft Post on top of the tower. It was designed to look like a lighthouse and is the most interesting tower built in Maine due to the strange design. The tower had many strange features including a balcony and four observation levels which is not usually found in a Fire Control tower. It was used for the 6 inch gun battery at [[Cape Elizabeth MR]] as well as [[Peaks Island MR]] and [[Jewell Island MR]]. Many of these towers were located along Maines coast. The tower was in operation until 1945 when it was sold back to the town and sat unused. In 2004 a new property owner purchased the tower along with a house and wanted to demolish them. Despite the towns best efforts the landowner had the full right to destroy the tower and onlookers watched as a massive crane knocked it down. No other tower in the US was built like this one.<gallery perrow="10"> | ||
File:Prouts Neck | </gallery>All images courtesy Prouts Neck Historical Society.<gallery> | ||
File:Prouts Neck | File:Prouts Neck Tower Construction 1943.jpg|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022|1943 Construction | ||
File:Prouts Neck Tower | File:View of the tower.jpg|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022|Side Of The Tower | ||
File:Prouts Neck | File:Main entrance PN.jpg|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022|Tower Entrance | ||
File:Prouts Neck | File:Back of Prouts Neck Tower.jpg|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022|Rear Of The Tower | ||
File:Prouts Neck | File:Rear of Prouts Neck Tower.jpg|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022|From the Road | ||
File:Prouts Neck | File:1st Floor Prouts Neck.jpg|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022|First Floor | ||
File:Prouts Neck | File:Prouts Neck Stairs PN.jpg|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022|Stairs | ||
File:Prouts Neck | File:Prouts Neck Stairway.jpg|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022|The Stairs Built Around The Shape Of The Tower | ||
File:Prouts Neck | File:Prouts Neck Stairs.jpg|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022|Another Staircase | ||
File:Prouts Neck | File:Original Windows Prouts Neck Tower.jpg|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022|Original Windows | ||
File:Prouts Neck | File:3rd Floor Ladder Prouts Neck.jpg|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022|Wooden Ladder to 4th Floor | ||
File:Prouts Neck | File:Instrument Pedestal Prouts Neck Tower.jpg|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022|DPF Mount | ||
File:Prouts Neck | File:Wooden Ladder Prouts Neck.jpg|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022|Another Wooden Ladder | ||
File:Prouts Neck | File:Prouts Neck Observation Level.jpg|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022|Observation Level | ||
File: | File:Electric Wiring Prouts Neck.jpg|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022|Electrical Wiring | ||
File:Prouts Neck | File:Balcony Door Prouts Neck.jpg|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022|6th Floor Balcony Door | ||
File:Prouts Neck | File:Balcony Entrance 6th Floor Prouts Neck.jpg | ||
File: | File:Prouts Neck Balcony.jpg|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022|6th floor Balcony To Woods | ||
File:Prouts Neck | File:Land from the top of the Prouts Neck Tower Balcony.jpg|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022|Balcony | ||
File:Prouts Neck | File:Ocean from the Prouts Neck Balcony.jpg|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022|Balcony View Towards The Ocean | ||
File:Prouts Neck Fire Control Tower Demolition.jpg|2004 | File:6th Floor Balcony PN.jpg|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022|Balcony Entrance 6th Floor | ||
File:Prouts Neck Fire Control Tower Demolition 2004.jpg| | File:Another wooden ladder. Prouts Neck.jpg|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022|4th To 5th Floor Ladders | ||
File:Prouts Neck Fire Control Tower Destroyed.jpg| | File:5th Floor Wooden Ladder.jpg|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022|5th To 6th Floor Ladder | ||
</gallery> | File:Timer Bell Mount PN.jpg|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022|Timer Bell Mount | ||
File:6th to 7th floor ladder.jpg|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022|Metal Ladder To The 7th Floor | |||
All images colorized by J. Malcolm 2022. Except the demolition pictures. | File:Mounting Pedestal PN.jpg|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022|Another DPF Mount | ||
File:Prouts Neck 7th Floor.jpg|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022|7th Floor Chimney | |||
File:Anti Aircraft Post Entrance.jpg|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022|Anti Aircraft Crows Nest | |||
File:Anti Aircraft Entrance.jpg|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022|Anti Aircraft Observation | |||
File:Chimney Prouts Neck.jpg|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022|Top Of The Tower Chimney | |||
File:1960 Newspaper Clipping Prouts Neck.jpg|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022|Newspaper Clipping About The Tower | |||
File:Prouts Neck Fire Control Tower Demolition.jpg|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022|Beginning Of Demolition 2004 | |||
File:Prouts Neck Fire Control Tower Demolition 2004.jpg|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022|6th Floor Demolition | |||
File:Prouts Neck Fire Control Tower Destroyed.jpg|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022|5th Floor Demolition | |||
</gallery>All images colorized by J. Malcolm 2022. Except the demolition pictures. | |||
Research courtesy Prouts Neck Historical Society | Research courtesy Prouts Neck Historical Society | ||
[[Category:Harbor Defenses of Portland]] | [[Category:Harbor Defenses of Portland]] | ||