The 90-100 foot tall Weed Patch Hill Fire Lookout Tower was constructed in the 1927 (or 1930s based on signage at site) atop the tallest point in Southern Indiana and third-highest named summit in the state. Originally built as a fire lookout, today it is used as both a communications tower and an observation tower for the public visiting the state park. The tower is a popular attraction as it is easy to access and located along the main road through the state park.

Additional information from the website, indianafiretowers.com.  Weed Patch was originally built in 1927. The 1926 Department of Conservation annual report says: “Weed Patch Hill… It is the intention to erect an 80-foot steel tower on the hill, which is the second highest point in the state.” The 1927 Department of Conservation annual report mentions that the Division of Engineering: “Supervised construction of fire tower at Brown County game reserve.” The 1928 Department of Conservation report says: “An eighty-foot steel tower for the purpose of detecting forest fires was erected in 1927.” The first Hohenberger photo below is attributed to 1927.

The wooden sign currently standing at Weed Patch tower says that it was built in the 1930s.

Brown County State Park opened in 1929. Around that time, part of the current park was originally the Brown County Game Preserve.

Note – January 2026: The Friends of Brown County State Park have announced a fundraising initiative for restoring the Weed Patch tower.