Cape Elizabeth Military Reservation

Cape Elizabeth Military Reservation (1942-1946) - A World War II Coastal Military Reservation first established in 1942 on Cape Elizabeth in Cumberland County, Maine. Abandoned in 1946. Assigned Location ID ME00066. Cape Elizabeth MR Fire Control Tower on Site 1B Cape Elizabeth MR Fire Control Tower on Site 2A Disguised as a Lighthouse World War II Part of the Harbor Defense of Portland, Maine. Four separate parcels of land were acquired for the Cape Elizabeth Military Reservation. The largest site was 32.62 acres formally acquired in 1943 for Battery 201 (Site 1A). Site 1B was 7.3 acres behind site 1A, acquired in 1943 for a fire control tower housing the BC station and observation station for Battery 201. Site 2A was .16 acres acquired in 1942 for a combined fire control tower and SCR 296 radar tower #1. This site contained the original west tower of the Cape Elizabeth Two Lights that was built in 1874. The tower was converted into the fire control and radar station. Now in private hands. Site 3A was 0.30 acres acquired in 1942 for SCR 296 radar tower #4 on Dyer Point. Battery 101 was planned for Cape Elizabeth Military Reservation but was never built and it is unclear just where it would have been sited. Cape Elizabeth Military Reservation World War II Battery (edit list) Battery Click on Battery links below No. Caliber Type Mount Service Years Battery Cost Notes Battery 101 2 16" Casemated Barbette Not Built $ ? Not Built Battery 201 2 6" Shielded Barbette 1944-NA $ ? Not Armed Source: CDSG Cape Elizabeth Military Reservation Plan Current Status Part of Two Lights State Park, Cumberland County, Maine. No period gun or mounts in place. Location: Two Lights State Park, Cumberland County, Maine. Maps & Images Lat: 43.560289 Long: -70.204435 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: ' Sources: U.S.Army, Supplement to the Harbor Defense Project of Portland, Maine, (HDPB-AN-45), 11 Apr 1945, CDSG Links: North American Forts - Cape Elizabeth Military Reservation CDSG Visited: 15 Jun 2012