US Naval Ordnance Testing Facility Observation Tower No. 2

US Naval Ordnance Testing Facility Observation Tower No. 2

US Naval Ordnance Testing Facility Observation Tower No. 2
Location 1000 blk. S. Anderson Blvd., Topsail Beach, North Carolina
Coordinates 34°22′53″N 77°36′47″W / 34.38139°N 77.61306°W / 34.38139; -77.61306Coordinates: 34°22′53″N 77°36′47″W / 34.38139°N 77.61306°W / 34.38139; -77.61306
Area less than one acre
Built 1946 (1946)
MPS US Naval Ordnance Test Facilities, Topsail Island MPS
NRHP Reference # 93000911[1]
Added to NRHP September 14, 1993

US Naval Ordnance Testing Facility Observation Tower No. 2, also known as Queen's Grant Tower, is a historic building located at Topsail Island, Pender County, North Carolina. It was built in 1946 by Kellex Corporation, and is a reinforced concrete structure. The interior stairs have been removed. It was one of seven observation towers built to house carefully calibrated monitoring equipment for "Operation Bumblebee."[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Edward F. Turberg (May 1993). "US Naval Ordnance Testing Facility Observation Tower No. 2" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.


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