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== FC Station == | == FC Station == | ||
This station constructed in late 1943 was originally to be used for Battery 101 at [[Cape Elizabeth MR]] but the battery was never built so it was used for Battery 103 at [[Fort Dearborn]] in Rye NH. The station was built on a .32 acre tract of land leased by the government and was originally disguised as a beach cottage like many FC Stations. In the 1960s the station was purchased by Garnsey bros. rentals who added the current structure to the tower and decorated it as a lighthouse. The building has been their office since 1965. As of 2022 the station is closed to the public but can be photographed from the outside. | This station constructed in late 1943 was originally to be used for Battery 101 at [[Cape Elizabeth MR]] but the battery was never built so it was used for Battery 103 at [[Fort Dearborn]] in Rye NH. The station was built on a .32 acre tract of land leased by the government and was originally disguised as a beach cottage like many FC Stations. In the 1960s the station was purchased by Garnsey bros. rentals who added the current structure to the tower and decorated it as a lighthouse. The building has been their office since 1965. As of 2022 the station is closed to the public but can be photographed from the outside.<gallery> | ||
File:Moody Beach MR 01.jpg|Moody Beach Station | |||
File:Moody Beach MR 12.jpg|Station today | |||
File:Moody Beach MR 02.jpg|Rear of Tower | |||
File:Moody Beach MR 07.jpg|Side of Tower | |||
File:Moody Beach MR 10.jpg|Observation level | |||
File:Moody Beach Observation Slot.jpg|Original Observation Window 1943 | |||
</gallery> | |||
[[Category:Harbor Defenses of Portsmouth]] | [[Category:Harbor Defenses of Portsmouth]] | ||
Revision as of 18:40, 9 October 2022
This reservation included a FC Station and a searchlight near the tower.
FC Station
This station constructed in late 1943 was originally to be used for Battery 101 at Cape Elizabeth MR but the battery was never built so it was used for Battery 103 at Fort Dearborn in Rye NH. The station was built on a .32 acre tract of land leased by the government and was originally disguised as a beach cottage like many FC Stations. In the 1960s the station was purchased by Garnsey bros. rentals who added the current structure to the tower and decorated it as a lighthouse. The building has been their office since 1965. As of 2022 the station is closed to the public but can be photographed from the outside.
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Moody Beach Station -
Station today -
Rear of Tower -
Side of Tower -
Observation level -
Original Observation Window 1943
