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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1942-1948) - A [[World War II]] Coastal Military Reservation first established in 1942 at Fourth Cliff in Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Abandoned in 1948. | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1942-1948) - A [[World War II]] Coastal Military Reservation first established in 1942 at Fourth Cliff in Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Abandoned in 1948. | ||
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|width="50%"|[[Image:Fourth Cliff | |width="50%"|[[Image:Fourth Cliff MR FC114-1C - 1.jpg|350px|thumb|left|Fourth Cliff Military Reservation, Fire Control Tower Loc 114 Site 1A]] | ||
|width="50%"|[[Image:Fourth Cliff | |width="50%"|[[Image:Fourth Cliff MR FC114-1A - 3.jpg|350px|thumb|right|Fourth Cliff Military Reservation, Fire Control Tower Loc 114 Site 1C, False Cottage is Gone but Tower and Foundation Remain]] | ||
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|colspan="2"|[[Image:Fourth Cliff | |colspan="2"|[[Image:Fourth Cliff MR Mess Hall - 5.jpg|795px|thumb|center|Fourth Cliff MR Old Mess Hall, now Recreation/Registration Building]] | ||
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== [[World War II]] (1941-1945) == | == [[World War II]] (1941-1945) == | ||
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[[Image:Fourth Cliff MR BC Sta 114-1B.jpg|thumb|left|200px|BC Station and Fire Control Post on top of Battery 208]] | |||
On 5 Dec 1942, 48.56 acres was transferred from the Navy Department to the U.S. Army to support a number of fire control sites and two major gun batteries on Fourth Cliff. [[Battery 106]] was to be a fully casemated 16" gun battery but was never built. [[Battery 208]] was a 6" rapid fire gun battery started in 1942 and accepted for service on 9 Nov 1944. Three fire control towers were built on sites, 1A, 1B, 1C(D) during 1943. | |||
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|align="top"|[[Image:Fourth Cliff MR FC.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Fourth Cliff Military Reservation Fire Control Tower]] | |||
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== Current Status == | == Current Status == | ||
Part of Fourth Cliff Family Recreation Area , Plymouth County, Massachusetts. | Part of Fourth Cliff Air Force Family Recreation Area , Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Different site designations exist on different documents for these fire control towers, supplement numbers used here (1945). | ||
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(M) 42.161002, -70.706441 | (M) 42.161002, -70.706441, Fourth Cliff Military Reservation | ||
(1942-1948) | |||
(B) 42.161002, -70.706012 | (B) 42.161002, -70.706012, Battery 208 | ||
(1944-1948) | |||
(T) 42.161145, -70.70583 | (T) 42.161145, -70.70583, Fire Control Station | ||
Fire Control Station | Site 114 1B | ||
(T) 42.162022, -70.706299 | (T) 42.162022, -70.706299, Fire Control Tower | ||
Fire Control Tower | Site 114 1C | ||
(T) 42.159705, -70.705186 | (T) 42.159705, -70.705186, Fire Control Station | ||
Fire Control Station | Site 114 1A | ||
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'''Location:''' Fourth Cliff Military Reservation, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. | '''Location:''' Fourth Cliff Military Reservation, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. | ||
{{Mapit-US-cityscale|42. | {{Mapit-US-cityscale|42.16104|-70.70562}} | ||
* Elevation: ' | * Elevation: ' | ||
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See Also: | |||
* [[Battery 208]] | |||
'''Sources:''' | '''Sources:''' | ||
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* [http://www.northamericanforts.com/East/masouth.html#fourth North American Forts - Fourth Cliff Military Reservation] | * [http://www.northamericanforts.com/East/masouth.html#fourth North American Forts - Fourth Cliff Military Reservation] | ||
{{Visited| | {{Visited|1-7 May 2018, 15-28 May 2012}} | ||
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[[Category:Harbor Defense of Boston]] | [[Category:Harbor Defense of Boston]] | ||
[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]] | [[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Active Military Installation]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Military Reservations]] | ||
[[Category:Massachusetts Military Reservations]] | |||
[[Category:World War II Forts]] | [[Category:World War II Forts]] | ||
[[Category:2012 Research Trip]] | |||
Latest revision as of 05:02, 26 February 2025
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Fourth Cliff Military Reservation (1942-1948) - A World War II Coastal Military Reservation first established in 1942 at Fourth Cliff in Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Abandoned in 1948.
World War II (1941-1945)Part of the Harbor Defense of Boston, Massachusetts.  On 5 Dec 1942, 48.56 acres was transferred from the Navy Department to the U.S. Army to support a number of fire control sites and two major gun batteries on Fourth Cliff. Battery 106 was to be a fully casemated 16" gun battery but was never built. Battery 208 was a 6" rapid fire gun battery started in 1942 and accepted for service on 9 Nov 1944. Three fire control towers were built on sites, 1A, 1B, 1C(D) during 1943.
Current StatusPart of Fourth Cliff Air Force Family Recreation Area , Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Different site designations exist on different documents for these fire control towers, supplement numbers used here (1945).
See Also: Sources:
Links: Visited: 1-7 May 2018, 15-28 May 2012
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