NSA Crane - Waggoneer Cemetery
US 1836, IN 16
Half-demolished northern Crane fire tower from February 2025

Half-demolished northern Crane fire tower from February 2025 - courtesy of Indiana Fire Towers (by Mark A)

Lookout Details

Registry Numbers US 1836, IN 16 (view other lookouts in United States, Indiana)
Date Registered August 2, 2026
Nominated by Jason Johns
Location Naval Weapons Station Crane
Martin County, Indiana
Coordinates N 38° 52.309' W 086° 48.500' (view using Google Maps)
N 38° 52' 19" W 086° 48' 30"
N 38.871823° W 086.808338°
Elevation 802 ft (244 m)
Administered by U.S. Navy

Description

According to Indianafiretowers.com.  In the 1930s, this area in Martin County was being called the White River Land Utilization Project as a project between the USDA Soil Conversation Service and the Indiana Department of Conservation. This area in Martin County becomes a naval ammunition facility as WW2 begins.

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