Georgetown Fire Tower
US 589, MA 16
Lookout Details
| Registry Numbers | US 589, MA 16 (view other lookouts in United States, Massachusetts) |
| Date Registered | June 30, 2004 |
| Nominated by | Henry Isenberg |
| Location |
Town of Georgetown Essex County, Massachusetts |
| Coordinates |
N 42° 42.467' W 071° 00.917' (view using Google Maps) N 42° 42' 28" W 071° 00' 55" N 42.707780° W 071.015280° |
| Elevation | 347 ft (106 m) |
| Built | 1969 |
| Administered by | Mass. Bureau of Forest Fire Control |
| Cooperators | Mass. Bureau of Forest Fire Control, District 5 |
Description
The Georgetown Fire Tower has an unusual cab with a catwalk on the roof. The 70’ tower with 10'x10' cab was built in 1969 by the Mass. Bureau of Forest Fire Control replacing a 40’ tower on nearby Baldpate Hill built in 1917. The first tower in that location was a unique 30’ tower with a spiral staircase and a 12’x12’ cab in use through 1937.
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