- City:
- Bunker, MO
- Site Type:
- Parks and Recreation, Forestry and Agriculture, Fire Lookouts
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
- Completed:
- 1936
- Quality of Information:
- Moderate
- Marked:
- Yes
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
CCC crews built Marcoot Fire Lookout tower in what would become Mark Twain National Forest in 1936. The tower is on Route 72 and consists of the tower and outbuildings, some of which appear to be from the original project. It currently is not in use. Interestingly, this tower is located on the original route of the Trail of Tears, the forced expulsion of the Cherokees from their native home in the east to what became Oklahoma.
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- Marcoot Fire Lookout Tower and Station, North of Bunker, MO
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- Marcoot Fire Lookout Tower and Station, North of Bunker, MO
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- Marcoot Fire Lookout Tower and Station, North of Bunker, MO
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- Marcoot Fire Lookout Tower and Station, North of Bunker, MO on Trail of Tears original route
Source notes
Missouri Lookout Towers Inventory websiteSite originally submitted by Charles Swaney on July 14, 2015.
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