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Completed in 1944 on the Crane Estate this two story station was built to look like a beach cottage from the sea. A pump house disguised as a garage was also built behind the station with a large tank inside. The side by side station was used for [[Fort Dearborn]] in Rye NH and [[Fort Ruckman]] in Nahant. An Anti Aircraft deck was located on the roof. for Portsmouth Harbor Defenses Command. After the Army left in 1948 the station was destroyed by Mrs. Crane in 1949. The entire property was transferred to the Trustees of Reservation in 1949 and they maintain the site today. There are no remains or known photographs of the station aside from a plan shown below. The pump house may remain but I am not sure yet. | |||
[[Category:Harbor Defenses of Portsmouth]] | [[Category:Harbor Defenses of Portsmouth]] | ||
[[Category:Harbor Defenses of Boston]] | [[Category:Harbor Defenses of Boston]] | ||
[[File:Castle Hill FCS Plan.jpg|center|thumb|Castle Hill FCS Plan J.P. Wysong]] | [[File:Castle Hill FCS Plan.jpg|center|thumb|Castle Hill FCS Plan J.P. Wysong]]Sources: | ||
[https://northamericanforts.com/East/New_Hampshire/Towers/Castle_Hill.html North American Forts] | |||
Jack P. Wysong | |||
Revision as of 13:47, 21 November 2022
Completed in 1944 on the Crane Estate this two story station was built to look like a beach cottage from the sea. A pump house disguised as a garage was also built behind the station with a large tank inside. The side by side station was used for Fort Dearborn in Rye NH and Fort Ruckman in Nahant. An Anti Aircraft deck was located on the roof. for Portsmouth Harbor Defenses Command. After the Army left in 1948 the station was destroyed by Mrs. Crane in 1949. The entire property was transferred to the Trustees of Reservation in 1949 and they maintain the site today. There are no remains or known photographs of the station aside from a plan shown below. The pump house may remain but I am not sure yet.
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Jack P. Wysong