Lookout Details

Registry Numbers	US 1576, MI 7 (view other lookouts in United States, Michigan)
Date Registered	May 22, 2022
Nominated by	Kari Thompson
Location	Hiawatha National Forest Chippewa County, Michigan
Coordinates	N 46° 21.600' W 084° 46.938' (view using Google Maps) N 46° 21' 36" W 084° 46' 56" N 46.360000° W 084.782300°
Elevation	915 ft (279 m)
Built	circa 1925
Administered by	U.S. Forest Service

Description

Built about 1925, Demond Hill Fire Tower sits atop the highest hill near the lumbering town of Raco, Michigan.

During the Great Depression, the tower worked in conjunction with the Civilian Conservation Corps camp in Raco to handle fire suppression. By 1942, when Raco was the only camp left in the district, its fire protection area covered 151,140 acres.

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