Brimfield Tower in 1989
(photo courtesy Henry Isenberg)

Town: Brimfield
County: Hampden
Mountain or Hill: Steerage Rock
Height above sea level: 1100 FT
Tower Structure Height: 68 FT
Latitude: 42-08-59
Longitude: 72-13-28
First date of operation: May 1, 1912
Type: Steel Tower

• This tower also had a ground cabin
• The first tower was 38 FT with a 8 x 8 FT cab
• 1.5 miles of phone line was built to this tower
• In 1923, the state purchases the tower site and the right of way
• In 1924, a new 68 FT steel tower was built
• In 1935, the CCC performed major road repairs
• In 1938, the tower was destroyed in thr great hurricane of 1938
• In 1938, a new temporary wooden tower is built
• In 1939, a new 68 FT steel tower is built and two-way radios are installed at this time
• In 1967, a new 10 x 10 FT cab is built
• The tower closed at the end of the 1975 fire season
• The tower structure still stands today and is used as an antenna mount, but the cab is gone