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Looking Out: Maine's Fire Towers

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Watchman's camp, Zircon Mountain, 1924

Watchman's camp, Zircon Mountain, 1924

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Maine Forest Service

The 60-foot steel tower at Zircon Mountain in Oxford County was built in 1922.

Early watchmen were Clayton Weymouth and Barney Leighton, who served from 1932 to 1939.

They reported doing maintenance on the tower and phone lines, keeping the road and path open, and tending a vegetable garden.

From the tower, they could see 35 to 40 miles.