Contributed by Maine Forest Service
Description
Forest Service fire lookout tower on Tumbledown. The tower is 24 feet high and is made of steel. The cab on top is 8-by-8-by-7 feet.
The structure was built in 1914 at an elevation of 3,542 feet, replacing a wood tower that was built in 1910.
About This Item
- Title: Forest Service lookout, Tumbledown, 1915
- Creation Date: 1915-08-16
- Subject Date: 1915-08-16
- Location: T5 R6 BKP WKR, Somerset County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 11 cm x 6 cm
- Object Type: Image
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Fire lookouts--Maine--T5 R6 BKP WKR
- Safety
- Maine. Bureau of Forestry--Employees
- Maine. Bureau of Forestry--Facilities
- Watchmen--Maine
- Fire lookout stations--Maine--T5 R6 BKP WKR
- Fire prevention--Maine--T5 R6 BKP WKR
- Dwellings--Maine
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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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