Kingston Tower in 1995
(photo courtesy Henry Isenberg)

Town: Kingston
County: Plymouth
Mountain or Hill: Monks Hill
Height above sea level: 235 FT
Tower Structure Height: 68 FT
Latitude: 42-57-39
Longitude: 42-57-39
First date of operation: Oct 1, 1916
Type: Steel Tower

• This is currently an active state tower
• The original tower was a 38 FT iron tower
• A half mile of phone line was laid to this tower
• In 1936, two-way radios were installed
• A new tower (current one) was built in 1956.
• In 1969, the tower land was officially purchased from the Girl Scouts of America.