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31 August 2015

rhode island farmhouse: WW2 monitoring station

A farmhouse in Rhode Island was turned into a listening post during World War 2. Over 16 miles' worth of antennas were strung among newly-installed telephone poles, and a 40-member team operated the station.

• In World War II, dozens of radio operators in Scituate dialed into enemy conversations worldwide