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<gallery> | Built in 1943 on the ramparts of Fort Andrews (1776), this three story Fire Control Station for Battery 208 at [[Fourth Cliff MR]] was the most southern station for the [[:Category:Harbor Defenses of Boston|Harbor Defenses of Boston]]. It was located on a 4.5 acre plot owned by the Coast Guard. The station is a strange design with two observation levels separated by a floor with large rectangular windows. The rear section of the structure consisted of the entrance and a generator. The station was stripped of all it's equipment immediately after WW2. A Pilgrim Atomic power plant siren was installed on the station in 1980. The station most likely was destroyed in 1998 when the nearby lighthouse was moved away from the bluff or it fell off the bluff due to erosion. Today there are no remains and most of the rampart the tower was located on has eroded away. Located at Gurnet Point, Plymouth Massachusetts.<gallery> | ||
File:Gurnet FCS.jpg|Gurnet FCS | File:Gurnet FCS.jpg|Gurnet FCS 1960s | ||
File:Lh-plymouth.png|Gurnet Point | File:Lh-plymouth.png|Gurnet Point 1960s | ||
File:Gurent Point.jpg|1960s Ariel | File:Gurent Point.jpg|1960s Ariel | ||
File:Gurnet Point Fire Control Station 02.jpg | File:Gurnet Point Fire Control Station 02.jpg | ||
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File:Gurnet Point Fire Control Station 04.jpg|Rear View | File:Gurnet Point Fire Control Station 04.jpg|Rear View | ||
File:Gurnet Point FCS 02.jpg|Site Map | File:Gurnet Point FCS 02.jpg|Site Map | ||
</gallery> | File:Gurnet Point Station Location.jpg|Tower Locale | ||
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[[Category:Harbor Defenses of Boston]] | [[Category:Harbor Defenses of Boston]] | ||
=== SOURCES === | === SOURCES === | ||
Plymouth Historical Society Report and Photographs | Plymouth Historical Society Report and Photographs | ||
Revision as of 12:16, 26 December 2022
Built in 1943 on the ramparts of Fort Andrews (1776), this three story Fire Control Station for Battery 208 at Fourth Cliff MR was the most southern station for the Harbor Defenses of Boston. It was located on a 4.5 acre plot owned by the Coast Guard. The station is a strange design with two observation levels separated by a floor with large rectangular windows. The rear section of the structure consisted of the entrance and a generator. The station was stripped of all it's equipment immediately after WW2. A Pilgrim Atomic power plant siren was installed on the station in 1980. The station most likely was destroyed in 1998 when the nearby lighthouse was moved away from the bluff or it fell off the bluff due to erosion. Today there are no remains and most of the rampart the tower was located on has eroded away. Located at Gurnet Point, Plymouth Massachusetts.
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Gurnet FCS 1960s -
Gurnet Point 1960s -
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Rear View -
Site Map -
Tower Locale
SOURCES
Plymouth Historical Society Report and Photographs
Google Earth Image