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tmacl
 
location:
Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia
Gender: Male
 |  | Radar Station (NL)
< on 8/31/2011 1:22 AM >
|  | | | So on my way back home to Newfoundland for some vacation time the plane took a different path into the airport and I happened to see what looked like an old military fortification on the cliff just North of St. John's. I recognized some other buildings just west of this spot so once I landed I checked it out on Bing maps and figured out what roads to take to get there. After using my Google machine I found out this was actually another Pine Tree Line Radar Station, so after my last exploration of an old Radar Station in Nova Scotia(http://www.uer.ca/...d=1&threadid=94681) I knew I had to go check this one out as well.
A few of us set out yesterday to check it out, and somehow I have never heard of it before. The site is actually right on a section of the East Coast Trail (http://en.wikipedi...i/East_Coast_Trail) so there were not even any stay out, or trespassing signs that I noticed. Watch out though, it's commonly used for paintball games, but it looks like they move a sign out onto the trail if they do that so people are aware. This was a much larger complex than what is left at the one I visited in NS.
1. Outside what I would assume was the Radar Dome.
2. Inside
3. View from the roof.
4. adjacent Building
5. Some radio towers on the site now.
6. My new UER recruit. The hike and location was quite safe.
7. Some rooms from the adjacent building.
8. More..
9. again..
10. yup..
11. The largest room. The back wall is full of paintball shots.
12. Some Tags
13. Other side, from the roof.
14. End Wall
15. Now this was an interesting spot. It looked like nothing, but there is actually a hatch in the ground. It is the top of a very large underground tank. It was once used as a water tank when the site was operational.
16. Inside..
17. Random manhole in the woods. I am sure there is a good chance of being tunnels of some sort, but I could only see a few feet down because of rocks and other crap.
18. Another out building (a few minutes down the hill)
19. Random, but liked it.
20. The last building I visited. There was another road that lead out to another area where I believe there were even a few more buildings but I was running low on time. Or rather it was past baby nap time, so cranky as sin.
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tmacl
location:
Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia
Gender: Male
| | Re: Radar Station (NL)
<Reply # 2 on 9/12/2011 12:09 PM >
| | | | Posted by tribeachpunk
Love to see the Pine Tree Line stations shared!
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I thought to myself, hey! why don't I try to get all the ones on the east coast. But.. the one in Sydney and the one down past Shelburne are still occupied to some extent. The one down the eastern shore is just an unmanned relay station, and the one in Sydney, from what I read they are still trying to clean up the site so fences all around the property. They brought in a company to determine alternate uses for the building, then a few years ago they found old fuel tanks under the ground that were not discussed when the property was sold. So I think that is what they are at now.
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nootz
   
location:
Lake Echo, NS
Gender: Male
Many will always go where only one is needed
| |  | Re: Radar Station (NL)
<Reply # 3 on 9/12/2011 2:00 PM >
| | | | Posted by tmacl
The one down the eastern shore is just an unmanned relay station |
Where is the one on the Eastern Shore?? The one at Barrington is on the South Shore. I've never heard of the one down east.
Have faith only in those who you trust. And hold who you trust close to you for you have no idea when you will need them most.
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canadianman000
location:
New Germany, Nova Scotia, Canada
| | Re: Radar Station (NL)
<Reply # 4 on 9/12/2011 3:23 PM >
| | | | Posted by nootz
Where is the one on the Eastern Shore?? The one at Barrington is on the South Shore. I've never heard of the one down east.
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Ive been to the one outside barrington. Its at baccaro point and is still in operation.
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tmacl
location:
Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia
Gender: Male
| | Re: Radar Station (NL)
<Reply # 5 on 9/13/2011 11:26 AM >
| | | | Posted by nootz
Where is the one on the Eastern Shore?? The one at Barrington is on the South Shore. I've never heard of the one down east.
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Hah.. yup, sorry. That's the one I meant. Eastern Shore/Southern Shore.. all about the same to me 
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tmacl
location:
Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia
Gender: Male
| | Re: Radar Station (NL)
<Reply # 7 on 9/13/2011 4:33 PM >
| | | | Posted by tribeachpunk
I'm from the south shore on Nova Scotia's east coast. 
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I think my point has been made.
hah
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nootz
location:
Lake Echo, NS
Gender: Male
Many will always go where only one is needed
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<Reply # 8 on 9/14/2011 8:08 PM >
| | | | Just had to clarify. Because I'm from the Eastern Shore, and the most I've ever found military-related are the old bombing range in Grand Desert and a listening post in Chezzetcook. Aside from parks farther up towards Canso area.
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Passenger
Gender: Female
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<Reply # 9 on 9/14/2011 8:26 PM >
| | | | Your new UER girl is So Adorable!
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canadianman000
location:
New Germany, Nova Scotia, Canada
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<Reply # 10 on 9/14/2011 10:53 PM >
| | | | Posted by tribeachpunk
I'm from the south shore on Nova Scotia's east coast.
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Im from lunenburg co.
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tmacl
location:
Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia
Gender: Male
| | Re: Radar Station (NL)
<Reply # 12 on 9/15/2011 1:35 AM >
| | | | Posted by Passanger
Your new UER girl is So Adorable!
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Thanks! ;)
Posted by nootz
Just had to clarify. Because I'm from the Eastern Shore, and the most I've ever found military-related are the old bombing range in Grand Desert and a listening post in Chezzetcook. Aside from parks farther up towards Canso area.
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I found some military buildings up in the woods in Shelburne this past weekend too. Still waiting for time to post from my camera. Barracks and some bunkers, but the bunkers were all bricked in.
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nootz
location:
Lake Echo, NS
Gender: Male
Many will always go where only one is needed
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<Reply # 14 on 9/16/2011 2:41 AM >
| | | | Posted by tmacl
I found some military buildings up in the woods in Shelburne this past weekend too. Still waiting for time to post from my camera. Barracks and some bunkers, but the bunkers were all bricked in.
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I too have found some bunkers at Shelburne, but they're probably not the same ones you found. Go down near the production facility to find Government's Point Battery.
Have faith only in those who you trust. And hold who you trust close to you for you have no idea when you will need them most.
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