Otter Cliffs Radio Station, Naval radio station in Mount Desert Island, Maine.
The receiving facility sits on Otter Cliffs, featuring a strategic position with direct access to unobstructed ocean paths toward European communications.
Lieutenant Alessandro Fabbri established the station in 1917, clearing the land and equipping the facility before offering it to the government for wartime communications.
The station employed over 100 Navy personnel and 25 Marines who managed radio communications during World War I from this Atlantic coast location.
The station received signals from Europe when other East Coast facilities could not, processing weather reports from Iceland and Newfoundland by 1930.
The facility moved to Winter Harbor in 1935 after John D. Rockefeller Jr. negotiated its relocation to preserve the natural appearance of Ocean Drive.
Location: Maine
Inception: 1917
GPS coordinates: 44.31250,-68.19333
Latest update: March 14, 2025 23:11
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