Outer Brewster Island Military Reservation

Outer Brewster Island Military Reservation (1913-1947) - A World War I Coastal Military Reservation first established on Outer Brewster Island, Suffolk County, Massachusetts in 1913. Named Outer Brewster Island Military Reservation in G.O. 6, 1937. Deactivated in 1947. Brewster Islands Military Reservation Radar Tower Foundation Brewster Islands Military Reservation Distillation Plant Brewster Islands Military Reservation Concrete Barracks World War I (1917-1918) Part of the Harbor Defense of Boston, Massachusetts. All 17.5 acres of Outer Brewster Island were acquired by the U.S. Government from a Benjamin Dean on 12 Jun 1913 for the sum of $ 2,900. Outer Brewster Island Military Reservation Plan 1915 World War II (1941-1945) Concrete Barracks Interior In 1942 construction began on Outer Brewster Island Military Reservation for a 6" gun battery, Battery 209 later named Battery Jewell. The battery was completed on 31 Jan 1944 and the guns were test fired in February 1944. A small post was built on the island that included three reinforced concrete barracks, a distillation plant for fresh water, some metal frame buildings and a Radar tower disguised as a water tower. The garrison numbered about 125 men. The Outer Brewster Island Military Reservation was deactivated on 31 Jul 1947 and physically turned over as excess to the GSA on 1 Nov 1951. The GSA sold the property to Francis X. McCabe on 18 Jun 1953. The State of Massachusetts acquired the property from subsequent owners on 19 April 1973 for use as part of the state park system. Outer Brewster Island Military Reservation World War II Battery (edit list) Battery Click on Battery links below No. Caliber Type Mount Service Years Battery Cost Notes Battery 209 Battery Jewell 2 6" Shielded Barbette (SBC) 1943-1948 $ ? Source: CDSG Outer Brewster Island Military Reservation Plan circa 1945 Outer Brewster Island Military Reservation Plan Current Status Part of Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area and Boston Harbor Islands State Park, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Location: Brewster Islands, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Maps & Images Lat: 42.3417654 Long: -70.8772685 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: ' Sources: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, FUDS Archives Search Report, Findings for the former Outer Brewster Island Military Reservation, Project No. D01MA048202, March 1998. Large PDF Download U.S.Army, Supplement to the Harbor Defense Project of Boston, Massachusetts, (HDB-AN-45), 31 Jan 1945, CDSG Links: North American Forts - Brewster Islands Military Reservation Wikipedia - Brewster Islands Military Reservation CDSG Visited: No