O'Bannon Woods State Park Fire Tower
Completed: 1937
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Description
The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) constructed fire towers on steel frameworks to help protect the new plantings and existing forests. The fire tower at O’Bannon State Park was completed in 1937 by CCC laborers. The steel tower replaced a temporary, 55′ wooden tower. The fire tower stands around 100′ tall with 9 flights of stairs within the tower.
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O'Bannon Woods State Park Fire Tower
Source notes
DNR Historic Site and Structures Inventory, People, Parks, and Perceptions: A History and Appreciation of Indiana State Parks by Glory-June Greiff
Project originally submitted by Indiana DNR, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology on September 24, 2015.
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