Phase 1 Archaeological Survey, Sagamore Hill Antenna Complex, Hamilton, MA and Eagle Hill Antenna Facility, Ipswich, MA (Incomplete)

Author(s): Sean Fitzell; Susan Hathaway; Cynthia Auman

Year: 2001

Summary

This report gives a brief history of Hanscom Air Force Base including Ipswich Antenna Station and Sagamore Hill Antenna Complex.

Hanscom AFB began as an auxiliary airport for Boston in mid-1941, and was utilized by the U.S. Army throughout World War II (Weitze 2001). Two organizations were conducting electronics research for the Army at the time: the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Radiation Laboratory, and Harvard’s Radio Research Laboratory (Hanscom AFB nd). With the end of the war, both laboratories were to be dissolved.

This is an incomplete report.

Cite this Record

Phase 1 Archaeological Survey, Sagamore Hill Antenna Complex, Hamilton, MA and Eagle Hill Antenna Facility, Ipswich, MA (Incomplete). Sean Fitzell, Susan Hathaway, Cynthia Auman. 2001 ( tDAR id: 438516) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8438516

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Keywords

Site Name
Hascom Air Force Base • Ipswich Antenna Station • Sagamore Hill Antenna Complex

Investigation Types
Historic Background Research

General
Phase 1 Archaeological Survey

Geographic Keywords
Hamilton (County) • Ipswich, MA • Massachusetts (State / Territory)

Temporal Keywords
Cold War Era • World War II

Spatial Coverage

min long: -71.739; min lat: 42.263 ; max long: -70.498; max lat: 42.777 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Hanscom Air Force Base

Prepared By(s): Parsons Engineering Science, Inc

Submitted To(s): Air Force Center for Environmental Excellence/ECR; Hanscom Air Force Base

Record Identifiers

Contract No(s): F41624-00-D-8024

Delivery Order No.(s): 0037

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Parsons_Hanscom-History_2001_OCR_PDFA.pdf 574.43kb Dec 1, 2001 Sep 22, 2017 11:07:18 AM Confidential
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