- City:
- Briar, MO
- Site Type:
- Forestry and Agriculture, Parks and Recreation, Comfort Stations (Restrooms), Fire Lookouts
- New Deal Agencies:
- Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), Conservation and Public Lands, Work Relief Programs, US Forest Service (USFS)
- Completed:
- 1934
- Quality of Information:
- Good
- Marked:
- Yes
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
The fire lookout tower and associated outbuildings at Sinking Creek were built by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in 1934, probably under the supervision of the US Forest Service (USFS).
The complex includes various buildings including a house, garage, and outhouse. Also on site are a water well and presumably a pump beneath concrete tops.
Access to the fire lookout tower is by a metal ladder rather than the stairs that were subsequently used by towers.
Currently, it is not in active use, but is near the sinking Creek Trailhead and part of the extensive Ozark trail system. The complex is located 10 miles south of Fremont, west of Route J on Forest Road 3152.
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- Outhouse, Sinking Creek Fire Lookout Tower
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- Outbuilding, Sinking Creek Fire Lookout Tower
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- Outbuilding, Sinking Creek Fire Lookout Tower
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- Sinking Creek Fire Lookout Tower
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- Road to Sinking Creek Fire Lookout Tower
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- Sinking Creek Fire Lookout Tower trailhead
Source notes
Missouri Lookout Tower Inventory website
Site originally submitted by Charles Swaney on July 19, 2015.
Additional contributions by Richard A Walker.
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