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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.

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 switchboard and plotting room was located along Willows Cave Road behind the gun batteries.
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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 an Army NIKE missile launch site B-17 L. Deactivated in 1962. Acquired by Northeastern University in 1967.

Current Status

Now on property owned by Northeastern University, Nahant, Essex County, Massachusetts.

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Location: East Point, Nahant, Essex County, Massachusetts.

Maps & Images

Lat: 42.418698 Long: -70.906519

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Sources:

U.S.Army, Supplement to the Harbor Defense Project of Boston, Massachusetts, (HDB-AN-45), 31 Jan 1945, CDSG
Coast Defense Study Group, CDSG Press, CDSG Digital Library

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 Fire Control Tower Site 2A