National Historic Lookout Register

Established in 1990, the National Historic Lookout Register is a program administered by the United States Forest Service, the Forest Fire Lookout Association, the National Woodland Owners Association [Wikidata], the National Forestry Association,[1] state forestry departments and Department of Interior agencies to recognize historic fire lookout towers in the United States.

Flag Mountain Lookout Tower [Wikidata]

Background

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The register is a cooperative effort of the between private non-profits, federal agencies and state forestry departments "to identify historic lookout towers that have played an important role in forest conservation."[2]

Listings on the register

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Fire lookout towers
Lookout Name Registry Number Location Information Photo Listing
Church Creek Forestry Tower US 696, MD 3 Church Creek, Maryland (Church Creek Forestry station) The 100' tower is a 120 feet (37 m) Aermotor tower with 7 by 7 feet (2.1 by 2.1 m) metal cab with a rooftop catwalk; constructed by the Maryland Forest Service in 1932. No Photo nhlr.org/lookouts/us/md/church-creek-forestry-tower
Hopi Point Lookout[3] US 802, AZ 67 Grand Canyon National Park
36°04′35″N 112°09′16″W / 36.07627°N 112.15431°W / 36.07627; -112.15431
The first Hopi Lookout on this site in the Grand Canyon National Park was a tree-top crow's nest in 1909.   nhlr.org/lookouts/us/az/hopi-lookout
Kanabownitz Lookout[3] US 803, AZ 68 Grand Canyon National Park
36°17′26″N 112°12′42″W / 36.29068°N 112.21175°W / 36.29068; -112.21175
Built in 1940 No Photo nhlr.org/lookouts/us/az/kanabownitz-lookout
North Rim Lookout[3] US 804, AZ 69 Grand Canyon National Park
36°19′50″N 112°06′06″W / 36.33059°N 112.10168°W / 36.33059; -112.10168
Built in 1928 No Photo nhlr.org/lookouts/us/az/north-rim-lookout
Signal Hill Lookout[3] US 805, AZ 70 Grand Canyon National Park
36°10′12″N 112°21′29″W / 36.17008°N 112.35807°W / 36.17008; -112.35807
Built in 1929   nhlr.org/lookouts/us/az/signal-hill-lookout/
Slide Mountain Lookout US 1045, CA 100 Dome Mountain (Los Angeles County) [ceb] The Slide Mountain Lookout, located above Pyramid Lake off Interstate 5, was built in 1969 as part of the Pyramid Reservoir project. It was restored by ANFFLA and operational since 2003. This lookout is open all year long, and hearty volunteers are needed, as it is a 3-hour uphill hike to the lookout.

 

nhlr.org/lookouts/us/ca/slide-mountain-lookout
William Penn Memorial Fire Tower US 324, PA 7 2500 Skyline Drive, Lower Alsace Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania Built in 1939 by the City of Reading as a tourist attraction and fire observation post and staffed by the Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry until 1988, William Penn Memorial Fire Tower is one of the most impressive lookouts in the U.S. This 120' stone tower with round copper dome cab replaced a wooden tower dating to 1889 which had burned in 1923. The City of Reading and Pagoda-Skyline, Inc. have restored the tower.   nhlr.org/lookouts/us/pa/william-penn-memorial-fire-tower

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "National Forestry Association". Archived from the original on May 15, 2001. Retrieved June 9, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ "Four Grand Canyon National Park Lookout Towers have been listed on the National Historic Lookout Register" (Press release). Grand Canyon, Arizona. National Park Service. July 22, 2009. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d "Four Grand Canyon National Park Lookout Towers have been listed on the National Historic Lookout Register". Grand Canyon, Arizona. National Park Service. July 22, 2009. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
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