Calf Island Military Reservation

Calf Island Military Reservation
Part of Harbor Defenses of Boston
Hull, Massachusetts

SCR-268 radar in Casablanca, Morocco in WWII
Coordinates 41°20′27.78″N 70°53′46.07″W / 41.3410500°N 70.8961306°W / 41.3410500; -70.8961306
Type Coastal Defense
Site information
Owner Massachusetts
Controlled by Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area
Site history
Built 1941
Built by United States Army
In use 1941-1946
Battles/wars World War II

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

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.[1]

The site today

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

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