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After voting to keep the Norse tower, the Parks and Recreation Commission began the process of repairing the tower. This meant meticulously taking down most of the stones and refitting them with stronger materials. Materials that would be better at…

After much debate, the town Parks and Recreation board voted 4-1 to not raze the Norse Tower. The Rogers-Kennedy memorial would have to find a new home. The tower was now to be inspected, restructured, and reopened to the public before the end of the…

Local historical society director U. Waldo Cutler argues his case for not keeping the Norse Tower. At the time, rumors had all but been confirmed the Norse Tower’s removal and replacement with the Rogers-Kennedy Memorial monument. The town had…

An early photo of the Tower shortly after it was built. Note the benches and metal ladder in the center. At the time parks were thought of as places of enlightenment and self refinement. These man-made ruins, known as “folleys” were designed with no…