World War II Lookout Tower

Point Of Interest

Contact

536 Sunset Boulevard, Cape May, New Jersey

(609) 884-5404

capemaymac.org/experience/world-war-ii-tower

Description

See the last freestanding World War II Lookout Tower in New Jersey, which was part of the immense Harbor Defense of the Delaware system known as Fort Miles, and now helps tell the story of Cape May's role during World War II. Built in just weeks in 1942, it was one of 15 towers in Delaware and New Jersey used as observation posts to detect enemy vessels and direct the artillery fire from nearby coastal batteries.

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Location

Lat: 38.943561 Lng: -74.966841