Pulpit Rock Tower

The Pulpit Rock Tower is located in northern Rye, on a small state-owned parcel of land between Neptune Drive and Pulpit Rock Road. It is accessed via a footpath from Neptune Drive. It is a concrete structure of eight stories, and stands in height. Its walls are thick, and its floors are thick. The interior has a six-level spiral concrete staircase, and the tower's top two levels are accessed by wooden ladders. An observation platform is located at the top level. The tower was built in 1943 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers, and was the only tower of its type built on the New Hampshire seacoast. It is the only one of fourteen coastal observation posts to survive from the Second World War in the state. During the war, the tower was connected to nearby Fort Dearborn by telephone to relay observational measurements. ==See also==