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The WWII Fire Control Tower #23, And The North Tower |
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The WWII Fire Control Tower #23, And The North Tower |
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Tower #23 was designed to help artillery spotters direct fire at enemy targets positioned off the coast. It was built by the U.S. Army at the beginning of the war. The south tower, as it is called now, was part of several defenses, (including the WWII artillery bunker) designed to protect U.S. shipping and guard the mouth of the Delaware Bay.
There is a "North" Fire Control Tower (I don't know any other designation for this tower) located smack-dab in the center of The Grand Hotel on Beach Avenue. During the War, the north & south towers, along with the Cape May Lighthouse... worked together to alert the bunker of any enemies in the area.
There was a total of 15 towers during the war, which comprised the Harbor Defense of the Delaware known as Fort Miles. The towers stretched from North Wildwood, Wildwood Crest, Cape May, Cape May Point and Bethany Beach, Delaware. All the towers were torn down except the one at The Grand Hotel in Cape May and the one off of Sunset Beach. With the Grand Hotel swallowing up the North Tower, #23 is the only restorable remnant of the WWII defense system.
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