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Looking Out: Maine's Fire Towers

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Fire lookout station, White Cap Mountain, ca. 1920

Fire lookout station, White Cap Mountain, ca. 1920

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Maine Forest Service

Some towers were completely enclosed, such as White Cap Mountain at left.

A 12-foot wood tower was built at 3,707 feet on White Cap Mountain in 1906 and rebuilt in 1914.

In 1920, it was replaced with a 24-foot steel tower.

The lookout was deactivated in 1968 and the tower removed in 1993.