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📜 History & landmarks · Landmark and historical building

Topsail Tower #2

A landmark on B Tower Ct. The nearest other place is 1 min walk away. One of 4 history & landmarks in Topsail Beach.

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On the National Register since 1993

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 was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Sep 14, 1993. It is significant for its architecture at the national level. It was listed as part of US Naval Ordnance Test Facilities, Topsail Island MPS.

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…

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965 B Tower Ct

The nearest neighbor is Our Topsail Escape, 1 min walk away.

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Address965 B Tower Ct · 28445
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Some place details from Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0). Changes go live once a second neighbor confirms them. Building history: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places.

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