01907 Winter 2022

More documents

Recommendations

Info

16 | <strong>01907</strong> Swampscott Swampscott 2 Lincoln House Point | $4,649,000 5 BD | 7F 2H BA | 6,821 SF Waterfront Charting a new course in Swampscott. Scan code to follow our journey and stay up to date with the Swampscott market. Swampscott Swampscott 72 Blodgett Ave | $3,399,000 4 BD | 4F 1H BA | 4,624 SF Waterfront 15 Lincoln House Avenue | $2,595,000 4 BD | 3F 1H BA | 2,739 SF Waterfront compass.com 25 Outlook Road | $1,150,000 4 BD | 2F 1H BA | 3,689 SF Willis + Tierney 617.549.8956 | willisandtierney@compass.com @willisandtierney | willisandtierney.com Compass is a licensed real estate broker and abides by Equal Housing Opportunity laws. All material presented herein is intended for informational purposes only. Information is compiled from sources deemed reliable but is subject to errors, omissions, changes in price, condition, sale, or withdrawal without notice. This is not intended to solicit property already listed. Photos may be virtually staged or digitally enhanced and may not reflect actual property conditions.
WINTER <strong>2022</strong> | 17 A military tower built during World War II overlooks East Point in Nahant. Harbor Defenses of Boston. All in all, Nahant has five fire control stations. U.S. Army personnel at the stations were on lookout for approaching enemy aircraft, ships, and submarines. Equipment in these stations were EE-91 telephones, a time interval bell, and a depression position finder instrument. “The assignment was to locate enemy planes and/or ships, determine their position through intricate plot finding, and make ready to fire upon them if needed,” said Tarmy. By the end of the war no crafts of any type had been fired upon by the Nahant guns, in 1945 all observation details were canceled, and in 1946 the guns of Fort Ruckman were tested for the final time with a warning to the residents of Nahant issued via a Lynn newspaper to close the windows and protect fine china “from the percussive impact of the firing.” In 1946, the Harbor Defenses of Boston were deactivated, and in March of 1951, the General Services Administration conveyed the Fort Ruckman Military Reservation to the Town of Nahant, and then the Cold War started. In 1952, the Harris estate fire control station was reactivated. Its new purpose was for long-range air defense radar. A year later, an M33 radar and fire control system was installed in East Point and a new long-range radar was placed on top of the Harris tower. The Harris Estate tower was finally terminated in 1958 when that radar became outdated and the towers gradually became part of the town landscape. “The towers have been around for my entire life. They are an important part of Nahant’s history,” said Tarmy. She said that the view from the top of the Mifflin Estate tower was just spectacular, and the visitors could see for miles “even without Army issued spy glasses.” 07 BY OKSANA KOTKINA PHOTOS BY SPENSER HASAK Ever stop and wonder about the history and purpose of the town’s military towers? Local historians explain that the towers — and this small municipality — played a vital role in the coastal defense of the US during World War II. “Throughout the ages, humans have defended their villages from hostiles by posting lookouts in strategic areas. Nahant is no different,” said Executive Director of Nahant Historical Society Julie Tarmy. According to Military Annals of Nahant, a book written by Gerald Butler, a retired captain in the Massachusetts State Guard, prior to America’s involvement in World War II, intelligence showed that Germany was developing long-range bombers that would be based in the Azores with the express function of bombing America’s coast. For that end, on Sept. 25, 1940, the U.S. Secretary of War approved a secret modernization of coastal defenses. Nahant was already part of the coastal defense for the Boston Harbor, and following the declaration of war in 1941, plans were drawn up for the first fire control station in Nahant. Thus, the first tower was constructed on Colby Hill in 1943. The first Nahant station, officially designated Location 130, Site 1-A, had a primary function to provide data for specific gun batteries within the In watchtowers like this one overlooking 40 Steps in Nahant, coast watchers scanned the air and ocean for German invaders.
Page 1 and 2: WINTER 2022 VOL. 7, NO. 4 AHOY, ARN
Page 3 and 4: OUR SHELF PRICE IS OUR WEB PRICE! N
Page 5 and 6: WINTER 2022 | 3
Page 7 and 8: THEY KNOW WHAT'S TICKING AT THE BOS
Page 9 and 10: WINTER 2022 | 7
Page 11 and 12: WINTER 2022 | 9 165 Pleasant St., M
Page 13 and 14: WINTER 2022 | 11 Arne Heitmann sand
Page 15 and 16: WINTER 2022 | 13 259 Puritan Road S
Page 17: A WATCH ON HISTORY WINTER 2022 | 15
Page 21 and 22: Patsios, long-time resident of Swam
Page 23 and 24: WINTER 2022 | 21 Artist Richard Buc
Page 25 and 26: WINTER 2022 | 23 Photography was on
Page 27 and 28: Tricia Dunn, left, and Carol Connol
Page 29 and 30: WINTER 2022 | 27 An abstract of a w
Page 31 and 32: WINTER 2022 | 29 Charlie Patsios' S
Page 33 and 34: WINTER 2022 | 31 Halloween Zumba Fi
Page 35 and 36: WINTER 2022 | 33 But, Fahad Bashir
Page 37 and 38: WINTER 2022 | 35 Formerly located o
Page 39 and 40: Work With an Agent Who Will Do More

01907 Winter 2022

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

Delete template?

Save as template?