Contributed by Maine Forest Service
Description
The Forest Service fire lookout tower on Mount Chase in Dedham, ca. 1920. The unidentified person probably is the fire watchman.
The 16-foot steel tower, built in 1917, replaced the wood structure erected in 1909.
In 1917, the watchman was Warren Darling of Smyrna Mills.
About This Item
- Title: Mount Chase fire lookout, ca. 1920
- Creation Date: circa 1920
- Subject Date: circa 1920
- Location: Mount Chase, Penobscot County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 15 cm x 11 cm
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Fire lookout stations--Maine--Mount Chase
- Fire lookouts--Maine--Mount Chase
- Fire prevention--Maine--Mount Chase
- Maine. Bureau of Forestry--Employees
- Maine. Bureau of Forestry--Facilities
- Safety
- Watchmen--Maine
People
For more information about this item, contact:
Maine Forest ServiceMaine Department of Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry, 18 Elkins Lane, Harlow Building, 22 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0022
(207) 287-3156
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