- City:
- DeSoto National Forest, McHenry, MS
- Site Type:
- Fire Lookouts, Forestry and Agriculture, Fire Prevention Works
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
- Started:
- 1935
- Completed:
- 1935
- Quality of Information:
- Good
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
Construction began on the Airey Work Center in the DeSoto National Forest in 1935 by the Civilian Conservation Corps. Initially known as the Biloxi National Forest, the buildings included the lookout tower, office, and equipment shop as part of the original site development. The Work Center was a 2.5 story, timber-frame maintenance and storage building with a one-story residence. The lookout tower was a prefabricated steel fire tower with stairs, and a cabin at the top. Physically located closest to McHenry, and official address listed as Perkinston.
Source notes
Mississippi Department of Archives and History. Historic Resources Inventory, nos. 131-MCH-3001, 3001.1, 3001.2, and 3001.3. Retrieved Dec 27, 2019 from: https://www.apps.mdah.ms.gov/Public/rpt.aspx?rpt=publicPropSearch&Name=&StreetNo=&StreetName=&City=McHenry&County=Any
Site originally submitted by Susan Allen on December 29, 2019.
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