Tuesday, June 21, 2011

Fort McHenry Tower Demo

Rear Range Tower
Fort McHenry Rear Range Tower

An Inside Look
A Long way to the top.

Tower Climber
Buckle up


Hull Street Closed
Street Closed for the crane

The Crane arrives and sets up.



Tower light is rigged for removal


Tower light will be reused



This light has guided hundreds of thousands of ships
The Guiding Light


Top section of tower is rigged



The final bolts removed
The tricky part

Natty Boh looks on
National Bohemian Beer guy, Natty Boh, in the background.

Liftoff!
1 down 3 to go


Nuts and Bolts
Hardware removed from the tower

Bound for the scrapyard
Remains of the day







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1 comment:

  1. Bob GearyJune 21, 2011 at 6:09 PM

    Tower will be replaced soon with a beefed up taller version.

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