- City:
- Vandervoort, AR
- Site Type:
- Parks and Recreation, Forestry and Agriculture, Fire Lookouts
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
- Completed:
- 1938
Description
This fieldstone and wood building (tower with stone base and wood shelter at the top) was erected by the Civilian Conservation Corps. Fire towers are endangered due to their isolated locations and because they are no longer necessary for fire prevention/control.
Source notes
Bee Mountain Fire Tower. Arkansas's Depression Era Properties: Southwest Region. Arkansas Historic Preservation Program. Retrieved from https://www.arkansaspreservation.com/publications/driving-map/southwest.aspx. Christ, M. K., & Slater, C. H. (2000). Sentinels of History: Reflections on Arkansas Properties in the National Register of Historic Places. Fayetteville, AR: University of Arkansas. Historic Preservation Alliance of Arkansas. (2007). Arkansas' Most Endangered Historic Places: Forest Fire Lookouts. Little Rock, AR. Retrieved from www.presesrvearkansas.org.Site originally submitted by Susan Allen on February 8, 2014.
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