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