Pike State Forest Fire Tower – Winslow IN

City:
Winslow, IN

Site Type:
Parks and Recreation, Forestry and Agriculture, Fire Lookouts

New Deal Agencies:
Work Relief Programs, Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)

Completed:
1935

Description

The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) constructed fire towers on steel frameworks to help protect the new plantings and existing forests. The steel fire tower at Pike State Forest was completed in in 1935. The tower stands about 110′ tall and has 9 flights of wooden steps.

Source notes

DNR Historic Site and Structures Inventory

Site originally submitted by Indiana DNR, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology on October 5, 2015.

Location Info


5994 E SR 364
Winslow, IN 47598
Pike County

Coordinates: 38.355771, -87.174697

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