- City:
- Lincoln City, IN
- Site Type:
- Parks and Recreation, Forestry and Agriculture, Fire Lookouts
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
- Completed:
- 1934
Description
The CCC constructed firetowers on steel frameworks to help protect the new plantings and existing forests. The firetower at Lincoln State Park was completed in 1934 by CCC laborers. The firetower stands around 120′ tall.
Source notes
DNR Historic Site and Structures InventorySite originally submitted by Indiana Division of Historic Preservation/Nicole Cory on August 4, 2014.
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