Massachusetts Fire Towers
Foxboro Tower


Foxboro Tower circa 1940
(photo courtesy Henry Isenberg)

 

Town: Foxboro
County: Norfolk
Mountain or Hill: High Rock
Height above sea level: 440 FT
Tower Structure Height: 60 FT
Latitude: 42-03-65
Longitude: 71-17-23
First date of operation: Aug 1, 1934
Type: Aermotor

 

 

 

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Notes

  • In 1934, a 60 FT Aermotor tower was built by the CCC boys at the Foxboro State Forest camp
  • In the same year, phone, power, and a road are constructed
  • In 1951, the land under the tower was sold to AT+T and the tower was moved to replace the old inactive tower site in Dover

 


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