Blackjack Tower
US 867, AL 45
Lookout Details
| Registry Numbers | US 867, AL 45 (view other lookouts in United States, Alabama) |
| Date Registered | January 18, 2010 |
| Nominated by | Thomas Kaufmann |
| Location | Clay County, Alabama |
| Coordinates |
N 33° 10.639' W 085° 41.296' (view using Google Maps) N 33° 10' 38" W 085° 41' 18" N 33.177312° W 085.688259° |
| Elevation | 1,257 ft (383 m) |
| Built | 1949 |
| Administered by | Alabama Forestry Commission |
| Cooperators | Alabama Forestry Commission |
Description
Blackjack Lookout Tower is a 100'Aermotor MC-39 model built on the land of CC Twilley, who also underwrote the cost of the tower. Completed in 1949, the ceremony was attended by more than 600 people, the largest crowd ever at the time for a lookout dedication.
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