Orvin Lookout Tower
US 856, AL 34
Lookout Details
| Registry Numbers | US 856, AL 34 (view other lookouts in United States, Alabama) |
| Date Registered | December 23, 2009 |
| Nominated by | Thomas Kaufmann |
| Location | Mobile County, Alabama |
| Coordinates |
N 30° 55.681' W 088° 07.502' (view using Google Maps) N 30° 55' 41" W 088° 07' 30" N 30.928012° W 088.125034° |
| Elevation | 263 ft (80 m) |
| Built | 1939 |
| Removed | late 2010s |
| Former Fire Lookout Sites Register | US 2062, AL 31 |
| Administered by | Alabama Forestry Commission |
Description
This 100' Aermotor MC-39 steel tower with 7'x7' cab was constructed in 1933 by CCC Camp S-52, one of the first chartered in the state. The builders were Company 1485, a junior African-American unit that also built four other fire towers.
This tower was removed in the late 2010s.
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