The Wofford Lookout Complex consists of an 80-foot-tall (24 m)[2] fire lookout tower and associated buildings in Lincoln National Forest in Otero County, New Mexico.
Wofford Lookout Complex | |
 Wofford Lookout ground view | |
  Location in New Mexico | |
| Nearest city | Cloudcroft, New Mexico |
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| Coordinates | 32°59′48″N 105°42′40″W / 32.99667°N 105.71111°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1933 |
| Built by | Civilian Conservation Corps[2] |
| Architectural style | Aermotor MC-39 tower[2] |
| MPS | National Forest Fire Lookouts in the Southwestern Region TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 87002484[1] |
| NMSRCP No. | 1446 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | January 28, 1988 |
| Designated NMSRCP | March 4, 1988 |
Wofford Lookout Complex was built in 1933 and added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 28, 1988, as part of a thematic group of United States Forest Service fire lookouts in the forest service's Southwestern Region.[3][4]
Gallery
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A view of the two support houses and the base of the tower at the Wofford Lookout Complex -
Plaque on the larger of the two support houses -
Wofford tower lookout cab -
View from the top of Wofford tower
See also
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References
edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b c "National Register of Historic Places Index – Nomination Form: National Forest Fire Lookouts in the Southwestern Region, USDA Forest Service", page 39. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
- ^ "Asset Detail: Wofford Lookout Complex". National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
- ^ Capace, N (2001). Encyclopedia of New Mexico. 1st ed. Santa Barbara: Somerset.
External links
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Media related to Wofford Lookout Complex at Wikimedia Commons- Aerial Video on YouTube
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