World War II, Princeton, MA - tower on Princeton Common
World War II, Princeton, MA - tower on Princeton Common
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World War II, Princeton, MA - tower on Princeton Common
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Tower used to spot planes during World War II on the Princeton Town Common in Princeton, Massachusetts. It was used as a back-up to the tower on Mount Wachusett during foggy weather. Inside was a telephone to alert Hanscom Air Force Base. The tower was manned mostly by women and children.
Is part of the collection of the Princeton Historical Society, http://www.princetonmahistory.org housed in the Princeton Public Library, http://www.princetonpubliclibrary.org Goodnow Memorial Building, Princeton, Massachusetts.
Image is taken from page 43 of Images of America: Princeton and Wachusett Mountain by Joyce Bailey Anderson.