This 110' tower used to reside in Vicksville, just outside of Sedley, VA. It stood at the intersection of Ivor and Unity Road in Southampton County since the 1930's, until the owners of the property and tower (Michael and Christina Upton) donated it to CRATA, and in 2021, the association began the process of taking it apart and relocating it to Alabama. Thanks to CRATA, volunteers from Tallapoosa and Elmore counties, It was fully restored, with new steel and wooden steps and flooring being installed into the tower along with new fencing along the steps and landings. In November 2025 the freshly restored tower was opened to the public, and is now easily accessible by car on the southern end of Lake Martin.
This project was made possible by:
Mike and Christina Upton
F. Allen and Louise K. Turner Foundation
Alabama Power
Steve Fuller, Chris McConnell, Clint Weldon, Red Hill and Union Volunteer Fire Departments
Salvatore Granada, PE,SE
Steve Martin Engineering
Butch Nabors
Wayne Bylsma
Sitemix
Contour Engineering
Paul Wright
Eddie Voss
Charles Chambers
Vulcan Materials
M&M Trucking
Russell Materials
Tallapoosa County
Dixie Electric
Jimmy Jehle
Mitchell Griffith
Diversified Steel
Chris George
Wendell Hornsby
John Howell
Jerry Bynum
Arnold Lumber Co.
Russel Do-It Center
Ethan Colley
Tallapoosa Publishing
Lake Martin Resource Association
Lake Martin Tourism Association