Harbor Defenses of Boston, Mass- Marblehead Neck, Marblehead, Mass
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Record 539/5355
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Collection Marblehead Buildings
Date December 26 , 1941
Abstract Several photo copies of papers about the observation towers on Marblehead Neck in WWII.
A) 1 Photo and 2 pages of drawings and specifications about a house on the Neck used for quarters and observation.
B) 3 Photos and 2 pages of drawings and specifications of a 5 floor observation tower and radar tower.
C) 1 page of a plot plan of the land used for the observation tower.
D) 1 page chart of the coast from Boston to Cape Ann showing an arch of a range of 31,300 yards from Marblehead Neck.
E) 1 page of news clippings concerning the men involved in the project.
F) 6 pages of orders transferring the units involved in the project from the Boston Area to Ft. Hood, Texas on 11 March 1944.
G) 1 page personal letter to Dear Ed from Jerry Butler of 12 Colby, Nahant, Ma 01908 received 31 July 2001
Home Location H Document Box Delta Shelf#3
Object ID 2001-052-0135
Object Name Orders, Military
Search Terms Marblehead Neck
Title Harbor Defenses of Boston, Mass- Marblehead Neck, Marblehead, Mass
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Rev. 2.0 2/2013 Contact the Historical Commission at 781-639-3425 or e-mail us (please include the "Object ID" number, not the Record Number)     historic@marblehead.org
Last modified on: February 22, 2013