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Peaks Island Fire Control Towers (Four)--Two Mine OP's (Private)& Two FCT's (Public, but sealed)--[[Peaks Island MR]]
Peaks Island Fire Control Towers (Four)--Two Mine OP's (Private)& Two FCT's (Public, but sealed)--[[Peaks Island MR]]
Fort Levett Fire Control Towers (Four)--Mine OP--Gun Group OP--Two FCT's--Private Property--[[Fort Levett]]
Trundy Point/Blue Hill Towers (Two)--One open to the public--[[Trundy Point MR]]
Cape Elizabeth (Two)--One sealed & One on private property into an old lighthouse--[[Cape Elizabeth MR]]
Prouts Neck Tower--Razed 2004--Private Property--[[Prouts Neck MR]]
Biddeford Pool Tower--Razed 195?--On a Golf Course--[[Biddeford Pool MR]]
Cape Porpoise Tower--Razed 1949 by USACE--Private Property--[[Cape Porpoise MR]]
Great Hill/Gelaspus Point--Razed 1949--Private Property--[[Gelaspus Point MR]]
Moody Point Station--Partially Razed 1965--Garnsey Brothers Real Estate--[[Moody Point MR]]
Bald Head Station--Razed 1964--Bald Head Cliff Hotel--[[Bald Head Cliff MR]]
York Cliffs Station--Altered 2001--Private Property--[[Cape Neddick MR]]
Seal Head Station--Razed 1979--Private Property--[[Seal Head Point MR]]
Sisters Point Tower--Razed 2004--Private Property--[[Sisters Point MR]]
Sewards Point Station (Battery Bohlen)--Private Property--[[Fort Foster B" Station]]
Fort Foster Towers (Two)--Double Mine OP & Battery Commanders Tower--Sealed--[[Fort Foster]]
Appledore Island Tower--Closed to public--[[Appledore Island MR]]
=== NEW HAMPSHIRE ===
Fort Constitution Tower--Mine OP--Fenced Off--[[Fort Constitution]]
Wentworth Stations (Two)--Hotel Copula & Concrete Station (Razed 1998)--Private Property--[[Fort Stark B" Station]]
Fort Dearborn Station--Gun Group 1 Station--Open to public--[[Fort Dearborn]]
Pulpit Rock Tower--Open occasionally--[[Pulpit Rock Camp]]
Rye Ledge Station--Razed 2007-Private Property--[[Rye Ledge MR]]
Great Boars Head/Hampton Beach Tower--Private Property--[[Great Boars Head MR]]
=== MASSACHUSETTS ===
Plum Island Station--Razed 1950s--Closed to public--[[Plum Island MR]]
Salisbury Beach Station--Collapsed 1958--Public beach--[[Salisbury Beach MR]]
Crane Estate/Castle Hill Station--Razed 1948--Open to public--[[Castle Hill MR]]
Halibut Point Tower--Altered 1996--Open on weekends--[[Halibut Point MR]]
Emerson Point Tower--Private Property--[[Emerson Point MR]]
Eastern Point Station--Altered?--Private Property--[[Eastern Point MR]]
Coolidge Point Tower--Altered 1974--Private Property--[[Coolidge Point MR]]
Smith/Gales Point Station--Altered 1976--Private Property--[[Gales Point MR]]
Marblehead Neck Towers (Three)--One 5 story razed 1950s, One Cottage slightly altered & One 5 Story--All Private Property--[[Marblehead Neck MR]]
Nahant Towers (Five)--Two 8 story, Two 6 story & One cottage razed 1950s--All Private Property--[[Fort Ruckman]], [[East Point MR]]
Deer Island Stations (Amount Undetermined)--All Stations razed 1988-92--No access--[[Fort Dawes]]
Lovells Island Stations (Two)--Mine OP & FCS--Open to public--[[Fort Standish]]
Outer Brewster Island Station--Atop Battery Jewell--Open to public--[[Outer Brewster Island MR]]
Georges Island (Two)--Mine OP--Repurposed Endicott tower for Gun Group 5--Open to public--[[Fort Warren]]
Point Allerton Stations (Three WWII)--One 7 story FCT--One 4 story FCS (Razed 1978)--One 1 story FCS (Razed 1978)--All Private Property--[[Point Allerton MR]]
Strawberry Hill Station--Buried in front of a modified 1920s station--Private Property--[[Strawberry Hill MR]]
Minot Stations (Four)--One 8 story FCT--One 5 story steel FCT (Dismantled 194?)--Two 2 story stations altered for residence--Private Property--[[Strawberry Point MR]]
Fourth Cliff Stations (Three)--One 5 story FCT--One 3 story FCS--One 1 story station--Private Property--[[Fourth Cliff MR]]
Gurnet Point Station--Razed 1998--Open to public--[[Gurnet Point MR]]
Elizabeths Islands Stations (Ten)--Five on Cuttyhunk Is., Three on Naushon Is. & Two on Martha's Vineyard (One in surf and one buried)--All open to public--[[Elizabeth Islands MR]]
West Island Tower--Sealed--Public Beach--[[Rocky Point MR]]
Round Hill Station--Razed 2008--Private Property--[[Round Hill MR]]
Gooseberry Neck Towers (Three)--One razed 1978--Sealed--[[Gooseberry Neck MR]]
=== RHODE ISLAND ===
Warren Point Stations (Two)--One razed 1970 & other razed 2019--Private Property--[[Warren Point MR]]
Sauchest Point Stations (Three)--All razed 197?--Open to public--[[Sauchest Point MR]]
Beavertail Station--HECP w/ FC Stations--Private Property--[[Fort Burnside]]
Conanicut Battery Stations (Six)--All built in 1921 but used thru WWII--All sealed--Public Park--[[Prospect Hill MR]]
The Bonnet Station--Mine OP--Private Property--[[Bonnet Point MR]]
Camp Varnum Stations (Four)--Active National Guard Base--[[Fort Varnum]]
Point Judith Stations (Five)--Three Stations razed 1979--Two Stations damaged in storms--One tower part of Fishermans Visitors Center--Private Property--[[Fort Nathanael Greene]]
Green Hill Stations (Three)--All razed before 1963--Private Property--[[Green Hill MR]]
Charleston Station--Altered 2000--Private Property--[[Quonochontaug Neck MR]]
Noyes Neck Towers (Two)--Razed before 1963--Private Property--[[Noyes Neck MR]]
Watch Hill Stations (Two)--One Cottage & One Tower--Razed immediately after WWII--[[Watch Hill MR]]
=== This list is subject to change as more pre-WWII Stations are added ===

Revision as of 20:31, 14 August 2023

A list of every Fire Control Tower the author knows of in New England. This list does not include towers/stations built in during the Endicott Period 1890-1910 (Yet)

MAINE:

Fort Baldwin Fire Control Tower--Open Occasionally--Fort Baldwin

Small Point/Bald Head Fire Control Tower--Private Property--Small Point MR

Baileys Island Fire Control Towers (Two)--Private Property--Bailey Island MR

Jewell Island Fire Control Towers (Two)--Open to the public--Jewell Island MR

Long Island Fire Control Tower--Private Property--Long Island MR

Peaks Island Fire Control Towers (Four)--Two Mine OP's (Private)& Two FCT's (Public, but sealed)--Peaks Island MR

Fort Levett Fire Control Towers (Four)--Mine OP--Gun Group OP--Two FCT's--Private Property--Fort Levett

Trundy Point/Blue Hill Towers (Two)--One open to the public--Trundy Point MR

Cape Elizabeth (Two)--One sealed & One on private property into an old lighthouse--Cape Elizabeth MR

Prouts Neck Tower--Razed 2004--Private Property--Prouts Neck MR

Biddeford Pool Tower--Razed 195?--On a Golf Course--Biddeford Pool MR

Cape Porpoise Tower--Razed 1949 by USACE--Private Property--Cape Porpoise MR

Great Hill/Gelaspus Point--Razed 1949--Private Property--Gelaspus Point MR

Moody Point Station--Partially Razed 1965--Garnsey Brothers Real Estate--Moody Point MR

Bald Head Station--Razed 1964--Bald Head Cliff Hotel--Bald Head Cliff MR

York Cliffs Station--Altered 2001--Private Property--Cape Neddick MR

Seal Head Station--Razed 1979--Private Property--Seal Head Point MR

Sisters Point Tower--Razed 2004--Private Property--Sisters Point MR

Sewards Point Station (Battery Bohlen)--Private Property--Fort Foster B" Station

Fort Foster Towers (Two)--Double Mine OP & Battery Commanders Tower--Sealed--Fort Foster

Appledore Island Tower--Closed to public--Appledore Island MR

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Fort Constitution Tower--Mine OP--Fenced Off--Fort Constitution

Wentworth Stations (Two)--Hotel Copula & Concrete Station (Razed 1998)--Private Property--Fort Stark B" Station

Fort Dearborn Station--Gun Group 1 Station--Open to public--Fort Dearborn

Pulpit Rock Tower--Open occasionally--Pulpit Rock Camp

Rye Ledge Station--Razed 2007-Private Property--Rye Ledge MR

Great Boars Head/Hampton Beach Tower--Private Property--Great Boars Head MR

MASSACHUSETTS

Plum Island Station--Razed 1950s--Closed to public--Plum Island MR

Salisbury Beach Station--Collapsed 1958--Public beach--Salisbury Beach MR

Crane Estate/Castle Hill Station--Razed 1948--Open to public--Castle Hill MR

Halibut Point Tower--Altered 1996--Open on weekends--Halibut Point MR

Emerson Point Tower--Private Property--Emerson Point MR

Eastern Point Station--Altered?--Private Property--Eastern Point MR

Coolidge Point Tower--Altered 1974--Private Property--Coolidge Point MR

Smith/Gales Point Station--Altered 1976--Private Property--Gales Point MR

Marblehead Neck Towers (Three)--One 5 story razed 1950s, One Cottage slightly altered & One 5 Story--All Private Property--Marblehead Neck MR

Nahant Towers (Five)--Two 8 story, Two 6 story & One cottage razed 1950s--All Private Property--Fort Ruckman, East Point MR

Deer Island Stations (Amount Undetermined)--All Stations razed 1988-92--No access--Fort Dawes

Lovells Island Stations (Two)--Mine OP & FCS--Open to public--Fort Standish

Outer Brewster Island Station--Atop Battery Jewell--Open to public--Outer Brewster Island MR

Georges Island (Two)--Mine OP--Repurposed Endicott tower for Gun Group 5--Open to public--Fort Warren

Point Allerton Stations (Three WWII)--One 7 story FCT--One 4 story FCS (Razed 1978)--One 1 story FCS (Razed 1978)--All Private Property--Point Allerton MR

Strawberry Hill Station--Buried in front of a modified 1920s station--Private Property--Strawberry Hill MR

Minot Stations (Four)--One 8 story FCT--One 5 story steel FCT (Dismantled 194?)--Two 2 story stations altered for residence--Private Property--Strawberry Point MR

Fourth Cliff Stations (Three)--One 5 story FCT--One 3 story FCS--One 1 story station--Private Property--Fourth Cliff MR

Gurnet Point Station--Razed 1998--Open to public--Gurnet Point MR

Elizabeths Islands Stations (Ten)--Five on Cuttyhunk Is., Three on Naushon Is. & Two on Martha's Vineyard (One in surf and one buried)--All open to public--Elizabeth Islands MR

West Island Tower--Sealed--Public Beach--Rocky Point MR

Round Hill Station--Razed 2008--Private Property--Round Hill MR

Gooseberry Neck Towers (Three)--One razed 1978--Sealed--Gooseberry Neck MR

RHODE ISLAND

Warren Point Stations (Two)--One razed 1970 & other razed 2019--Private Property--Warren Point MR

Sauchest Point Stations (Three)--All razed 197?--Open to public--Sauchest Point MR

Beavertail Station--HECP w/ FC Stations--Private Property--Fort Burnside

Conanicut Battery Stations (Six)--All built in 1921 but used thru WWII--All sealed--Public Park--Prospect Hill MR

The Bonnet Station--Mine OP--Private Property--Bonnet Point MR

Camp Varnum Stations (Four)--Active National Guard Base--Fort Varnum

Point Judith Stations (Five)--Three Stations razed 1979--Two Stations damaged in storms--One tower part of Fishermans Visitors Center--Private Property--Fort Nathanael Greene

Green Hill Stations (Three)--All razed before 1963--Private Property--Green Hill MR

Charleston Station--Altered 2000--Private Property--Quonochontaug Neck MR

Noyes Neck Towers (Two)--Razed before 1963--Private Property--Noyes Neck MR

Watch Hill Stations (Two)--One Cottage & One Tower--Razed immediately after WWII--Watch Hill MR

This list is subject to change as more pre-WWII Stations are added