World War II, Princeton, MA - tower on Princeton Common

World War II, Princeton, MA - tower on Princeton Common

Item Information

Title:
World War II, Princeton, MA - tower on Princeton Common
Description:
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.
Format:
Photographs
Location:
Princeton Public Library
Collection (local):
Collection of the Princeton Historical Society
Subjects:
World War, 1939-1945--Civil defense--Massachusetts
Watchtowers
Commons--Massachusetts--Princeton
Princeton (Mass.)--History--Pictorial works
Places:
Massachusetts > Worcester (county) > Princeton
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/fb494k859
Terms of Use:
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Language:
English
Notes:
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.
Identifier:
PHS-2003-JA-43-001
world_war_ii_princeton_ma_tower_on_princeton_common