Halibut Point MR

Built in 1942 under the Boston Harbor Defense Command for East Point MR in Nahant and used as the most southern tower for Battery 103/Seamen at Fort Dearborn in Rye NH. The middle level was used for the Boston Defense Gun Group Two. The structure was disguised as a church tower with attached barracks. After the war the steeple on top of the tower was removed in 1945 for a radar and stayed there until the 1960s. At the time of the radar an addition was added to the back of the barracks which today houses restrooms. Many other buildings were built on the property including a transmitter tower. After testing was completed here the transmitter tower was destroyed and the station was abandon until 1996 when the steeple was replicated, an addition was added to the side of the barracks and a door was put on the back of the structure. The tower and barracks is now the park headquarters and the tower is open to the public on weekends. The DPF platforms and any WW2 equipment has been removed from the tower. Many renovations have been done over the years including a recent renovation of the barracks. This is the only tower regularly opened to the public in New England.

• Halibut Point Fire Control Tower
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  The tower after recent restoration.
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  The recently renovated Barracks.
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  The concrete tower built into the Barracks.
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  First Floor of the concrete tower.
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  The tower from the opposite side of the quarry.
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  The station from the quarry.
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  Foundation of a quarry building.
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  The main quarry.
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  The tower tody.
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  The observing levels of the tower.
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  The tower from the granite scrap pile.
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  View of the tower.
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  The tower with the 1950s radar addition.
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  Rear of the tower with the recreated steeple.
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  Painted Shell From Battery 103/Seamen
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  Restored Azimuth Scope
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  Wooden Ladders in Tower
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  Observation Level for Battery 103/Seamen
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  Drilled Out DPF Mount
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  3rd Floor Information
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  Second Observation Level For Boston Defense Command Gun Group Two
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  Drilled out DPF mount
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  Fourth Floor Window
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  Fourth Floor Ladder
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  Third Observation Level for Battery 104/Murphy
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  Drilled out DPF
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  Halibut Point Quarry
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  Anti Aircraft Rebuilt Ladder
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  FCT with Radar on top
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  FCT 1956 with Radar and back addition
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  FCT Construction 1942
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  Halibut Point 1988
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  Halibut Point 1945

Sources:

https://www.northamericanforts.com/East/New_Hampshire/Towers/Halibut_Point.html

https://www.halibutpointfriends.org/

https://www.amazon.com/World-Portsmouth-22nd-Coast-Artillery/dp/1575100304