DeSoto Falls Tower
US 858, AL 36
Lookout Details
| Registry Numbers | US 858, AL 36 (view other lookouts in United States, Alabama) |
| Date Registered | January 7, 2009 |
| Nominated by | Thomas Kaufmann |
| Location |
DeSoto State Park DeKalb County, Alabama |
| Coordinates |
N 34° 32.350' W 085° 36.725' (view using Google Maps) N 34° 32' 21" W 085° 36' 43" N 34.539160° W 085.612080° |
| Elevation | 1,850 ft (564 m) |
| Built | 1952 |
| Removed | circa 2010 |
| Former Fire Lookout Sites Register | US 1703, AL 14 |
| Administered by | Alabama Forestry Commission |
| Cooperators | Alabama Forestry Commission |
Description
Managed by the Alabama Division of State Parks, the DeSoto Falls Tower was beautifully situated on Lookout Mountain near the 104' DeSoto Falls. The 100' Aermotor MC-39 steel tower with 7'x7' cab was relocated by the AFC and reconstructed on this site in 1952. It was removed around 2010.
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