Maine History Online

Maine's fire protection efforts were aided in 1911 with a federal law that allowed the government to establish federal forests and to allocate money for state fire protection efforts.

At left is the watchman's camp at Boarstone Mountain in Piscataquis County.

The wooden house on the ledge was built in 1913.

F.H. Small of Onawa was watchman in 1917 and J.L. Chapman of Milo was chief warden. In 1919, T.H. Keaton was the watchman.