Charlton Fire Tower
US 587, MA 14
Lookout Details
| Registry Numbers | US 587, MA 14 (view other lookouts in United States, Massachusetts) |
| Date Registered | June 30, 2004 |
| Nominated by | Henry Isenberg |
| Location |
Town of Charlton Worcester County, Massachusetts |
| Coordinates |
N 42° 10.100' W 071° 50.317' (view using Google Maps) N 42° 10' 06" W 071° 50' 19" N 42.168330° W 071.838610° |
| Elevation | 574 ft (175 m) |
| Built | 1939 |
| Administered by | Mass. Bureau of Forest Fire Control |
| Cooperators | Mass. Bureau of Forest Fire Control, District 7 |
Description
Constructed in 1939 by the CCC, Charlton Fire Tower is a 60’ Aermotor steel tower with a “perched” 10’x10’ wood cab. The site was first used for fire detection in 1914 as a bare knob secondary station atop Little Mugget hill. The first tower was a 48’ structure built in 1917. It was destroyed in the Great Hurricane of 1938.
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