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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1917-1962) - A [[World War I]] Coastal Military Reservation first established in 1917 by Act of Congress in Nahant, Essex County, Massachusetts. Deactivated in 1962. | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1917-1962) - A [[World War I]] Coastal Military Reservation first established in 1917 by Act of Congress in Nahant, Essex County, Massachusetts. Deactivated in 1962. | ||
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|width="50%"|[[Image:Nahant Lowell Est Towers USA 1946.jpg| | |width="50%"|[[Image:Nahant Lowell Est Towers USA 1946.jpg|350px|thumb|left|East Point MR Sites 1A and 2A Fire Control Towers on old Lowell Estate]] | ||
|width="50%"|[[Image:FCTs southside-from-BCN206-gunpad1-2.jpg| | |width="50%"|[[Image:FCTs southside-from-BCN206-gunpad1-2.jpg|350px|thumb|right|East Point MR Sites 1A and 2A Fire Control Towers in 2011]] | ||
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|colspan="2"|[[Image:Radar Observaton Tower 4A - 2.jpg|795px|thumb|center|East Point MR Site 4A, Radar and Fire Control Tower next to Mifflin Estate House, the Radar Shelter is missing from the top of the tower]] | |colspan="2"|[[Image:Radar Observaton Tower 4A - 2.jpg|795px|thumb|center|East Point MR Site 4A, Radar and Fire Control Tower next to Mifflin Estate House, the Radar Shelter is missing from the top of the tower]] | ||
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== [[World War II]] (1941-1945) == | == [[World War II]] (1941-1945) == | ||
Additional land was bought and leased in 1942-1943 to support a number of fire control sites and two major gun batteries. [[Battery 104|Battery 104/Murphy]] was a fully casemated 16" gun battery, begun in 1942 and accepted for service in 1944. [[Battery 206]] was a 6" rapid fire gun battery started in 1942 and accepted for service in late 1943 or early 1944. A temporary battery of mobile 155mm guns on Panama mounts was located on the reservation between 1924-1943. Four multi story fire control towers were built on sites, 1A, 2A, 4A and 5A during 1943-1944. Site 4A also housed an SCR-296 RADAR set. A large, underground, combined Plotting and Switchboard Room (PSR) was located along Swallow Cave Road behind [[Battery 104]]. | Additional land was bought and leased in 1942-1943 to support a number of fire control sites and two major gun batteries. [[Battery 104|Battery 104/Murphy]] was a fully casemated 16" gun battery, begun in 1942 and accepted for service in 1944. [[Battery 206]] was a 6" rapid fire gun battery started in 1942 and accepted for service in late 1943 or early 1944. A temporary battery of mobile 155mm guns on Panama mounts was located on the reservation between 1924-1943. Four multi-story fire control towers were built on sites, 1A, 2A, 4A, and 5A during 1943-1944. Site 4A also housed an SCR-296 RADAR set. A large, underground, combined Plotting and Switchboard Room (PSR) was located along Swallow Cave Road behind [[Battery 104]]. | ||
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|width="50%"|[[Image:East Point MR Plan JB.jpg| | |width="50%"|[[Image:East Point MR Plan JB.jpg|350px|thumb|left|East Point MR Plan]] | ||
|width="50%"|[[Image:Topo Plan of East Point MR JB.jpg| | |width="50%"|[[Image:Topo Plan of East Point MR JB.jpg|350px|thumb|right|East Point MR Topo Plan]] | ||
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== [[Cold War]] (1947–1991) == | == [[Cold War]] (1947–1991) == | ||
Between 1952 and 1956, the reservation was the site of a 90mm Anti-Aircraft battery protecting Boston. Between 1955-1962 it was | Between 1952 and 1956, the reservation was the site of a 90mm Anti-Aircraft battery protecting Boston. Between 1955-1962, it was Army NIKE missile launch site B-17 L. Deactivated in 1962. Acquired by Northeastern University in 1967. | ||
== Current Status == | == Current Status == | ||
Now on property owned by Northeastern University, Nahant, Essex County, Massachusetts. | Now on property owned by Northeastern University, Nahant, Essex County, Massachusetts. | ||
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(M) 42.418698, -70.906519 | (M) 42.418698, -70.906519, East Point Military Reservation | ||
(1917-1962) | |||
(B) 42.419045, -70.905671 | (B) 42.419045, -70.905671, Battery 104 | ||
(1944-1948) | |||
(B) 42.417231, -70.905917 | (B) 42.417231, -70.905917, Battery 206 | ||
(1942-1948) | |||
(B) 42.419344, -70.902688 | (B) 42.419344, -70.902688, Battery 155 - East Point | ||
(1942-1943) | |||
(T) 42.416868, -70.909507, Fire Control Tower Site 2A | |||
(T) 42.416868, -70.909507 | (T) 42.417208, -70.90932, Fire Control Tower Site 1A | ||
Fire Control Tower Site 2A | (T) 42.423482, -70.90919, Fire Control Tower Site 4A | ||
(T) 42.417208, -70.90932 | (T) 42.42565, -70.909871, Fire Control Tower Site 5A | ||
Fire Control Tower Site 1A | (P) 42.418332, -70.908085, Switchboard/Plotting Room | ||
(T) 42.423482, -70.90919 | |||
Fire Control Tower Site | |||
(P) 42.418332, -70.908085 | |||
Switchboard/Plotting Room | |||
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* [http://www.coastdefense.com/east_point.htm Coast Defense - East Point Military Reservation] | * [http://www.coastdefense.com/east_point.htm Coast Defense - East Point Military Reservation] | ||
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East Point Military Reservation (1917-1962) - A World War I Coastal Military Reservation first established in 1917 by Act of Congress in Nahant, Essex County, Massachusetts. Deactivated in 1962.
World War I (1917-1918) Part of the Harbor Defense of Boston, Massachusetts. Authorization for the initial purchase of land for the East Point Military Reservation came by Act of Congress on 2 Jul 1917. The reservation was carved out of the East Point of Nahant on property owned by Henry Cabot Lodge, distinguished U.S. Senator from Massachusetts. By 1920, the reservation contained a searchlight position and some observation and controller positions.
World War II (1941-1945)Additional land was bought and leased in 1942-1943 to support a number of fire control sites and two major gun batteries. Battery 104/Murphy was a fully casemated 16" gun battery, begun in 1942 and accepted for service in 1944. Battery 206 was a 6" rapid fire gun battery started in 1942 and accepted for service in late 1943 or early 1944. A temporary battery of mobile 155mm guns on Panama mounts was located on the reservation between 1924-1943. Four multi-story fire control towers were built on sites, 1A, 2A, 4A, and 5A during 1943-1944. Site 4A also housed an SCR-296 RADAR set. A large, underground, combined Plotting and Switchboard Room (PSR) was located along Swallow Cave Road behind Battery 104.
Cold War (1947–1991)Between 1952 and 1956, the reservation was the site of a 90mm Anti-Aircraft battery protecting Boston. Between 1955-1962, it was Army NIKE missile launch site B-17 L. Deactivated in 1962. Acquired by Northeastern University in 1967. Current StatusNow on property owned by Northeastern University, Nahant, Essex County, Massachusetts.
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