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McCormick’s Creek State Park: Firetower – Spencer IN

McCormick's Creek State Park Firetower

Source: DNR Historic Site and Structures Inventory

McCormick's Creek State Park Firetower

Photo: Surveyor: April E. Frantz © DNR-DHPA 1993

McCormick's Creek State Park Firetower

McCormick's Creek State Park Firetower

Project type: Fire Lookouts, Forestry and Agriculture, Parks and Recreation
Agency: Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
Completed:
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Description

The CCC constructed firetowers on steel frameworks to help protect the new plantings and existing forests. The firetower at McCormick’s Creek was completed in 1934 by CCC laborers. The firetower stands around 100′ tall.

Source notes

Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Historic Site and Structures Inventory

Project originally submitted by Indiana Division of Historic Preservation/Nicole Cory on June 21, 2014.

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Location Info

Spencer, IN 47460

Coordinates: 39.286648, -86.725109

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