The state recorded another fire protection "first" in 1927 when Maine became the first state to use aircraft for fire spotting work.
That "first" also contributed to the decline of the fire lookout towers.
The lookout at Agamenticus Mountain in York County began in 1918 as a 24-foot steel tower on the east side of the 692-foot mountain.
In 1934, a 47-foot steel tower was built on the east side and in 1941, a 54-foot steel tower was built on the west side of the peak.
Volunteers now operate the tower, deactivated in 1991.
