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US Naval Ordnance Testing Facility Observation Tower No. 2

Coordinates: 34°22′53″N 77°36′47″W / 34.38139°N 77.61306°W / 34.38139; -77.61306
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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 is located in North Carolina
US Naval Ordnance Testing Facility Observation Tower No. 2
US Naval Ordnance Testing Facility Observation Tower No. 2 is located in the United States
US Naval Ordnance Testing Facility Observation Tower No. 2
Location1000 blk. S. Anderson Blvd., Topsail Beach, North Carolina
Coordinates34°22′53″N 77°36′47″W / 34.38139°N 77.61306°W / 34.38139; -77.61306
Arealess than one acre
Built1946 (1946)
Built byKellex Corporation; George & Lynch
MPSUS Naval Ordnance Test Facilities, Topsail Island MPS
NRHP reference No.93000911[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 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

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  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.