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Built for Battery 103/Seamen in Rye New Hampshire this small Fire Control Station was built in 1943 under the permission of the Fish and Game Department on The Parker River Wildlife Refuge. It had one observation level and an Anti Aircraft observation Hatch. After the war it was used with explosives which was also the way the station was destroyed in the 1950s by the National Guard. No remains. Located on Plum Island Massachusetts in the Parker River Wildlife Refuge. | Built for Battery 103/Seamen in Rye New Hampshire this small Fire Control Station was built in 1943 under the permission of the Fish and Game Department on The Parker River Wildlife Refuge. It had one observation level and an Anti Aircraft observation Hatch. After the war it was used with explosives which was also the way the station was destroyed in the 1950s by the National Guard. No remains. Located on Plum Island Massachusetts in the Parker River Wildlife Refuge. I visited this site and it is nearly impossible to get to. You can't go from the beach because of the Piping Plover nests, so you have to go through thick trees and bushes to get there. My clothes were stained from the plants and berries. I do not recommend visiting here as one can get stuck in the bushes or get lost. | ||
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[[File:Plum Island Station.jpg|center|thumb|Plum Island Station]] | [[File:Plum Island Station.jpg|center|thumb|Plum Island Station]] | ||
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Revision as of 21:30, 3 July 2023
Built for Battery 103/Seamen in Rye New Hampshire this small Fire Control Station was built in 1943 under the permission of the Fish and Game Department on The Parker River Wildlife Refuge. It had one observation level and an Anti Aircraft observation Hatch. After the war it was used with explosives which was also the way the station was destroyed in the 1950s by the National Guard. No remains. Located on Plum Island Massachusetts in the Parker River Wildlife Refuge. I visited this site and it is nearly impossible to get to. You can't go from the beach because of the Piping Plover nests, so you have to go through thick trees and bushes to get there. My clothes were stained from the plants and berries. I do not recommend visiting here as one can get stuck in the bushes or get lost.
