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[[File:Rye Ledge MR.jpg|<center>The station as it stands in 2022.</center>|right|frameless]][[File:Rye Ledge Stations.jpg|198x198px|<center>Rye Ledge Station 1996 J.P. Wysong</center>|left|frameless]] | [[File:Rye Ledge MR.jpg|<center>The station as it stands in 2022.</center>|right|frameless]][[File:Rye Ledge Stations.jpg|198x198px|<center>Rye Ledge Station 1996 J.P. Wysong</center>|left|frameless]] | ||
This station was designed for Battery 205 at [[Fort Foster]]. Battery 103/Seamen at Fort Dearborn and Battery 204 also at [[Fort Dearborn]]. Constructed in 1943 and disguised as a cottage, this FCS was designated Location 139 and located on a .35-acre tract of land owned by the government. In 1967 the original 1943 house was modified with a wooden tower and a large window was cut through the top two observation levels. In 2007 the new property owners demolished the house and station | This station was designed for Battery 205 at [[Fort Foster]]. Battery 103/Seamen at Fort Dearborn and Battery 204 also at [[Fort Dearborn]]. Constructed in 1943 and disguised as a cottage, this FCS was designated Location 139 and located on a .35-acre tract of land owned by the government. In 1967 the original 1943 house was modified with a wooden tower and a large window was cut through the top two observation levels. In 2007 the new property owners demolished the house and station. Nothing remains today. | ||
Revision as of 22:44, 24 December 2023
This station was designed for Battery 205 at Fort Foster. Battery 103/Seamen at Fort Dearborn and Battery 204 also at Fort Dearborn. Constructed in 1943 and disguised as a cottage, this FCS was designated Location 139 and located on a .35-acre tract of land owned by the government. In 1967 the original 1943 house was modified with a wooden tower and a large window was cut through the top two observation levels. In 2007 the new property owners demolished the house and station. Nothing remains today.