Massachusetts Fire Towers
Dover Tower


Dover Tower circa 1938
(photo courtesy Henry Isenberg)

 

Town: Dover
County: Norfolk
Mountain or Hill: Snow Hill/S. Peak
Height above sea level: 431 FT
Tower Structure Height: 45 FT
Latitude: 42-13-20
Longitude: 71-17-22
First date of operation: Apr 1, 1938
Type: Wooden Tower

 

 

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Notes

  • A wooden tower was built and placed on private property by agreement
  • In 1946, the tower is demed unsafe and is destroyed in 1947
  • In 1947, a new tower is to be built, but is stopped when the land is sold off and the land owner does not want the tower there

 


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