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The reservation consisted of a Base End Station and searchlights on a .35 acre tract of land owned by the government. Abandon after the war. | The reservation consisted of a Base End Station and searchlights on a .35 acre tract of land owned by the government. Abandon after the war. | ||
== | == FC Station == | ||
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. 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 aside from the 1967 wooden tower. Nothing remains today. | 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. 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 aside from the 1967 wooden tower. Nothing remains today. | ||
[[File:Rye Ledge MR.jpg|center|thumb|The Station Today]] | [[File:Rye Ledge MR.jpg|center|thumb|The Station Today]] | ||
Revision as of 13:49, 10 October 2022
The reservation consisted of a Base End Station and searchlights on a .35 acre tract of land owned by the government. Abandon after the war.
FC Station
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. 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 aside from the 1967 wooden tower. Nothing remains today.
