Milton Fire Tower
US 738, MA 45
Lookout Details
| Registry Numbers | US 738, MA 45 (view other lookouts in United States, Massachusetts) |
| Date Registered | June 18, 2008 |
| Nominated by | Henry Isenberg |
| Location |
Great Blue Hill Norfolk County, Massachusetts |
| Coordinates |
N 42° 12.700' W 071° 06.930' (view using Google Maps) N 42° 12' 42" W 071° 06' 56" N 42.211670° W 071.115500° |
| Elevation | 635 ft (194 m) |
| Built | 1885 |
| Administered by | Mass. Department of Conservation and Recreation, Urban Parks Division |
| Cooperators | Mass. Department of Conservation and Recreation, Urban Parks Division |
Description
The Milton Fire Tower on the Great Blue Hill Reservation south of Boston is certainly one of a kind. Built in 1885 as a weather observatory, it was the fourth fire lookout operated by the state and was active from 1911-1915.
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