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In 1943 construction on a seven floor tower on the South Side of Prouts Neck started in Scarborough Maine for the defense of Casco Bay during WW2. The tower had four observation levels and a Anti Aircraft Post on top of the tower. It was designed to look like a lighthouse and is the most interesting tower built in Maine due to the strange design. The tower had many strange features including a balcony and four observation levels which is not usually found in a Fire Control tower. It was used for the 6 inch gun battery at [[Cape Elizabeth MR]] as well as [[Peaks Island MR]] and [[Jewell Island MR]]. Many of these towers were located along Maines coast. The tower was in operation until 1945 when it was sold back to the town and sat unused. In 2004 a new property owner purchased the tower along with a house and wanted to demolish them. Despite the towns best efforts the landowner had the full right to destroy the tower and onlookers watched as a massive crane knocked it down. No other tower in the US was built like this one.<gallery perrow="10"> | In 1943 construction on a seven floor tower on the South Side of Prouts Neck started in Scarborough Maine for the defense of Casco Bay during WW2. The tower had four observation levels and a Anti Aircraft Post on top of the tower. It was designed to look like a lighthouse and is the most interesting tower built in Maine due to the strange design. The tower had many strange features including a balcony and four observation levels which is not usually found in a Fire Control tower. It was used for the 6 inch gun battery at [[Cape Elizabeth MR]] as well as [[Peaks Island MR]] and [[Jewell Island MR]]. Many of these towers were located along Maines coast. The tower was in operation until 1945 when it was sold back to the town and sat unused. In 2004 a new property owner purchased the tower along with a house and wanted to demolish them. Despite the towns best efforts the landowner had the full right to destroy the tower and onlookers watched as a massive crane knocked it down. No other tower in the US was built like this one.<gallery perrow="10"> | ||
File:Prouts Neck | </gallery>All images courtesy Prouts Neck Historical Society.<gallery> | ||
File:Prouts Neck | File:Prouts Neck Tower Construction 1943.jpg|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022|1943 Construction | ||
File:Prouts Neck Tower | File:View of the tower.jpg|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022|Side Of The Tower | ||
File:Prouts Neck | File:Main entrance PN.jpg|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022|Tower Entrance | ||
File:Prouts Neck | File:Back of Prouts Neck Tower.jpg|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022|Rear Of The Tower | ||
File:Prouts Neck | File:Rear of Prouts Neck Tower.jpg|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022|From the Road | ||
File:Prouts Neck | File:1st Floor Prouts Neck.jpg|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022|First Floor | ||
File:Prouts Neck | File:Prouts Neck Stairs PN.jpg|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022|Stairs | ||
File:Prouts Neck | File:Prouts Neck Stairway.jpg|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022|The Stairs Built Around The Shape Of The Tower | ||
File:Prouts Neck | File:Prouts Neck Stairs.jpg|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022|Another Staircase | ||
File:Prouts Neck | File:Original Windows Prouts Neck Tower.jpg|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022|Original Windows | ||
File:Prouts Neck | File:3rd Floor Ladder Prouts Neck.jpg|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022|Wooden Ladder to 4th Floor | ||
File:Prouts Neck | File:Instrument Pedestal Prouts Neck Tower.jpg|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022|DPF Mount | ||
File:Prouts Neck | File:Wooden Ladder Prouts Neck.jpg|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022|Another Wooden Ladder | ||
File:Prouts Neck | File:Prouts Neck Observation Level.jpg|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022|Observation Level | ||
File: | File:Electric Wiring Prouts Neck.jpg|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022|Electrical Wiring | ||
File:Prouts Neck | File:Balcony Door Prouts Neck.jpg|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022|6th Floor Balcony Door | ||
File:Prouts Neck | File:Balcony Entrance 6th Floor Prouts Neck.jpg | ||
File: | File:Prouts Neck Balcony.jpg|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022|6th floor Balcony To Woods | ||
File:Prouts Neck | File:Land from the top of the Prouts Neck Tower Balcony.jpg|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022|Balcony | ||
File:Prouts Neck | File:Ocean from the Prouts Neck Balcony.jpg|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022|Balcony View Towards The Ocean | ||
File:Prouts Neck Fire Control Tower Demolition.jpg|2004 | File:6th Floor Balcony PN.jpg|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022|Balcony Entrance 6th Floor | ||
File:Prouts Neck Fire Control Tower Demolition 2004.jpg| | File:Another wooden ladder. Prouts Neck.jpg|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022|4th To 5th Floor Ladders | ||
File:Prouts Neck Fire Control Tower Destroyed.jpg| | File:5th Floor Wooden Ladder.jpg|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022|5th To 6th Floor Ladder | ||
</gallery> | File:Timer Bell Mount PN.jpg|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022|Timer Bell Mount | ||
File:6th to 7th floor ladder.jpg|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022|Metal Ladder To The 7th Floor | |||
All images colorized by J. Malcolm 2022. Except the demolition pictures. | File:Mounting Pedestal PN.jpg|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022|Another DPF Mount | ||
File:Prouts Neck 7th Floor.jpg|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022|7th Floor Chimney | |||
File:Anti Aircraft Post Entrance.jpg|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022|Anti Aircraft Crows Nest | |||
File:Anti Aircraft Entrance.jpg|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022|Anti Aircraft Observation | |||
File:Chimney Prouts Neck.jpg|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022|Top Of The Tower Chimney | |||
File:1960 Newspaper Clipping Prouts Neck.jpg|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022|Newspaper Clipping About The Tower | |||
File:Prouts Neck Fire Control Tower Demolition.jpg|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022|Beginning Of Demolition 2004 | |||
File:Prouts Neck Fire Control Tower Demolition 2004.jpg|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022|6th Floor Demolition | |||
File:Prouts Neck Fire Control Tower Destroyed.jpg|alt=Colorized J. Malcolm 2022|5th Floor Demolition | |||
</gallery>All images colorized by J. Malcolm 2022. Except the demolition pictures. | |||
Research courtesy Prouts Neck Historical Society | Research courtesy Prouts Neck Historical Society | ||
[[Category:Harbor Defenses of Portland]] | [[Category:Harbor Defenses of Portland]] | ||
Revision as of 19:54, 5 October 2022
In 1943 construction on a seven floor tower on the South Side of Prouts Neck started in Scarborough Maine for the defense of Casco Bay during WW2. The tower had four observation levels and a Anti Aircraft Post on top of the tower. It was designed to look like a lighthouse and is the most interesting tower built in Maine due to the strange design. The tower had many strange features including a balcony and four observation levels which is not usually found in a Fire Control tower. It was used for the 6 inch gun battery at Cape Elizabeth MR as well as Peaks Island MR and Jewell Island MR. Many of these towers were located along Maines coast. The tower was in operation until 1945 when it was sold back to the town and sat unused. In 2004 a new property owner purchased the tower along with a house and wanted to demolish them. Despite the towns best efforts the landowner had the full right to destroy the tower and onlookers watched as a massive crane knocked it down. No other tower in the US was built like this one.
All images courtesy Prouts Neck Historical Society.
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1943 Construction -
Side Of The Tower -
Tower Entrance -
Rear Of The Tower -
From the Road -
First Floor -
Stairs -
The Stairs Built Around The Shape Of The Tower -
Another Staircase -
Original Windows -
Wooden Ladder to 4th Floor -
DPF Mount -
Another Wooden Ladder -
Observation Level -
Electrical Wiring -
6th Floor Balcony Door -
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6th floor Balcony To Woods -
Balcony -
Balcony View Towards The Ocean -
Balcony Entrance 6th Floor -
4th To 5th Floor Ladders -
5th To 6th Floor Ladder -
Timer Bell Mount -
Metal Ladder To The 7th Floor -
Another DPF Mount -
7th Floor Chimney -
Anti Aircraft Crows Nest -
Anti Aircraft Observation -
Top Of The Tower Chimney -
Newspaper Clipping About The Tower -
Beginning Of Demolition 2004 -
6th Floor Demolition -
5th Floor Demolition
All images colorized by J. Malcolm 2022. Except the demolition pictures.
Research courtesy Prouts Neck Historical Society