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Letter: End of B&M Signal Tower.

August 22, 2025Updated September 8, 2025

End of B&M Signal Tower.

The recent demolition of the B&M signal tower in the Concord railyards closes out an important chapter of New Hampshire history and serves as a stark warning about what is likely to happen in the future.

The Concord Gasholder House was built in 1888 and is surrounded by the same issues as the nearby B&M signal tower. Powerful historical content, nostalgia and, when faced with the reality of destruction, significant community-based emotions.

The B&M signal tower could have been saved, but it wasn’t.

Steven Connolly

Bethlehem, NH

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