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Calf Island Military Reservation

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Type
  
Coastal Defense

In use
  
1941-1946

Year built
  
1941

Built by
  
United States Army

Battles/wars
  
Owner
  
Massachusetts

Calf Island Military Reservation

Controlled by
  
Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area

Calf Island Military Reservation was a coastal defense site located on Calf Island in Hull, Massachusetts.

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History

The Calf Island Military Reservation was built in 1941 on state land. It consisted of an early SCR-268 radar, searchlight station, and an observation post. It was returned to the state in 1946.

The site today

The site today consists of the foundation of the observation tower.

References

Calf Island Military Reservation Wikipedia


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