WWII Fire Control Tower Number 23

USA / New Jersey / Cape May Point /
 Second World War 1939-1945, lookout tower, war museum
A Fire control tower is a military structure used along the American coast during World War II as an observation post to detect enemy vessels offshore and direct the fire from nearby coastal batteries. Served Battery 223.

Fire control tower for gun batteries at Cape May Military Reservation 1941-1948; scheduled to be restored as museum
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_control_tower
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Coordinates:   38°56'36"N   74°58'1"W

Comments

  • Tower is now open as a lookout point.
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