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WWII Submarine Watch Tower
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Michael Crotty Bicentennial Park
1800 Ocean Shore Blvd, Ormond Beach, FL 32176
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Oceanside Beach Bar & Grill
1900 Ocean Shore Blvd, Ormond Beach, FL 32176
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OceanDeck
2424 Ocean Shore Blvd, Ormond Beach, FL 32176
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WWII Submarine Watch Tower

2269 Ocean Shore Blvd, Ormond Beach, FL 32176
4.7(20)
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attractions: Michael Crotty Bicentennial Park, restaurants: Oceanside Beach Bar & Grill
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Nearby attractions of WWII Submarine Watch Tower

Michael Crotty Bicentennial Park

Michael Crotty Bicentennial Park

Michael Crotty Bicentennial Park

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Oceanside Beach Bar & Grill

Oceanside Beach Bar & Grill

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Following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor December 7, 1941, the American government placed a high priority on Civil Defense throughout the Second World War. This coastal watch tower was constructed and staffed by civilian volunteer “spotters” who were part of the Ground Observation Corps, the Army Air Forces Aircraft Warning Service/Civil Air Patrol and the Coast Guard Auxiliary. Armed only with binoculars and a telephone, they monitored the skies for air traffic and reported any flight plans. Spotters also watched for signs of German U-boats that operated just off shore, sinking merchant marine vessels in an attempt to disrupt the American war effort. This tower was one of 15,200 observation posts along the Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific coasts, equaling roughly one every six miles and providing a virtual “picket fence” of civilian observers to warn of an impending attack. The observation posts were abandoned in May of 1944 when it became apparent the Germans no longer posed a threat to our coastline. Though the continental United States would not come under serious attack during the course of the war, this civil defense network provided an important avenue of involvement for many on the home front as well as an esprit de corps for civilians facing the many material and emotional difficulties that life in wartime America created. Few towers survived after the war and this is one of the last remaining in Florida. It stands as a monument to the civilian men and women who served their country in her hour of need. Dedicated on this 7th day of December, 2004, by The Emmer Group with special thanks to the County of Volusia and the Ormond Beach Historical Trust Inc.
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One of the stops along Ormond Scenic Loop. You cannot stop the car right by it as it is along the road but right before it take a left turn on a street and park then you can walk a few yards to it. A memory of WW2 and when you are by it makes you think and imagine
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I love taking pictures of this watchtower on my morning walks. I have a LOT of pictures of it. Inspired me to learn the story of this historical landmark on Wikipedia. I hope it stays well-preserved for future generations.
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Following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor December 7, 1941, the American government placed a high priority on Civil Defense throughout the Second World War. This coastal watch tower was constructed and staffed by civilian volunteer “spotters” who were part of the Ground Observation Corps, the Army Air Forces Aircraft Warning Service/Civil Air Patrol and the Coast Guard Auxiliary. Armed only with binoculars and a telephone, they monitored the skies for air traffic and reported any flight plans. Spotters also watched for signs of German U-boats that operated just off shore, sinking merchant marine vessels in an attempt to disrupt the American war effort. This tower was one of 15,200 observation posts along the Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific coasts, equaling roughly one every six miles and providing a virtual “picket fence” of civilian observers to warn of an impending attack. The observation posts were abandoned in May of 1944 when it became apparent the Germans no longer posed a threat to our coastline. Though the continental United States would not come under serious attack during the course of the war, this civil defense network provided an important avenue of involvement for many on the home front as well as an esprit de corps for civilians facing the many material and emotional difficulties that life in wartime America created. Few towers survived after the war and this is one of the last remaining in Florida. It stands as a monument to the civilian men and women who served their country in her hour of need. Dedicated on this 7th day of December, 2004, by The Emmer Group with special thanks to the County of Volusia and the Ormond Beach Historical Trust Inc.
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One of the stops along Ormond Scenic Loop. You cannot stop the car right by it as it is along the road but right before it take a left turn on a street and park then you can walk a few yards to it. A memory of WW2 and when you are by it makes you think and imagine
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I love taking pictures of this watchtower on my morning walks. I have a LOT of pictures of it. Inspired me to learn the story of this historical landmark on Wikipedia. I hope it stays well-preserved for future generations.
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Following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor December 7, 1941, the American government placed a high priority on Civil Defense throughout the Second World War. This coastal watch tower was constructed and staffed by civilian volunteer “spotters” who were part of the Ground Observation Corps, the Army Air Forces Aircraft Warning Service/Civil Air Patrol and the Coast Guard Auxiliary. Armed only with binoculars and a telephone, they monitored the skies for air traffic and reported any flight plans. Spotters also watched for signs of German U-boats that operated just off shore, sinking merchant marine vessels in an attempt to disrupt the American war effort.

This tower was one of 15,200 observation posts along the Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific coasts, equaling roughly one every six miles and providing a virtual “picket fence” of civilian observers to warn of an impending attack. The observation posts were abandoned in May of 1944 when it became apparent the Germans no longer posed a threat to our coastline. Though the continental United States would not come under serious attack during the course of the war, this civil defense network provided an important avenue of involvement for many on the home front as well as an esprit de corps for civilians facing the many material and emotional difficulties that life in wartime America created. Few towers survived after the war and this is one of the last remaining in Florida. It stands as a monument to the civilian men and women who served their country in her hour of need.

Dedicated on this 7th day of December, 2004, by The Emmer Group with special thanks to the County of Volusia and the Ormond Beach...

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Копия одной из более чем 15 000 гражданских смотровых башен, выстроившихся вдоль побережья США во время Второй мировой войны.

Сторожевая башня Ормонд-Бич была одной из примерно 15 200 сторожевых вышек, построенных вдоль всего побережья Соединенных Штатов во время Второй мировой войны. На башнях дежурили гражданские наблюдатели, вооруженные только биноклями и телефоном, готовые оповестить Береговую охрану о любых приближающихся угрозах.

После атаки на Перл-Харбор в 1941 году бесчисленное множество американцев решили добровольно вступить в Корпус наземного наблюдения, оборонительные силы, созданные федеральным правительством. Корпус построил сторожевые башни вдоль побережья Атлантики, Персидского залива и Тихого океана, чтобы сканировать горизонты на предмет признаков новой атаки.

Усилия не были напрасными. В январе 1942 года немецкие подводные лодки начали рыскать по водам Атлантики, топя американские корабли и мешая военным усилиям США. К тому лету немецкие подводные лодки атаковали 180 американских кораблей. Гражданские наблюдатели часто связывались с береговой охраной, чтобы спасти выживших.

После окончания войны башни были заброшены, и большинство из них были утеряны с течением лет. Оригинальная сторожевая башня Ормонд-Бич продолжает охранять побережье Атлантики. Башня была отреставрирована в 2003 году. Она служит памятником в честь гражданских лиц, которые работали, чтобы защитить США во время войны. До башни можно добраться по живописному маршруту Ормонд-Синик-Луп -...

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One of the stops along Ormond Scenic Loop. You cannot stop the car right by it as it is along the road but right before it take a left turn on a street and park then you can walk a few yards to it. A memory of WW2 and when you are by it makes you...

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