Wellfleet Fire Tower
US 629, MA 40
Lookout Details
| Registry Numbers | US 629, MA 40 (view other lookouts in United States, Massachusetts) |
| Date Registered | December 15, 2004 |
| Nominated by | Henry Isenberg |
| Location |
Town of Wellfleet Barnstable County, Massachusetts |
| Coordinates |
N 41° 55.033' W 070° 00.067' (view using Google Maps) N 41° 55' 02" W 070° 00' 04" N 41.917220° W 070.001110° |
| Elevation | 11 ft (3 m) |
| Built | 1960 |
| Administered by | Mass. Bureau of Forest Fire Control |
| Cooperators | Mass. Bureau of Forest Fire Control, District 1 |
Description
The first iron 68’ Wellfleet Fire Tower was the eighth and last of the original towers to be built for the protection of Cape Cod. It was replaced by the present 70’ steel tower with 10’x10’ wooden cab in 1960.
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