Morton Lookout Tower
US 1740, MS 57
Lookout Details
| Registry Numbers | US 1740, MS 57 (view other lookouts in United States, Mississippi) |
| Date Registered | July 9, 2023 |
| Nominated by | Jason Johns |
| Location |
Roosevelt State Park Scott County, Mississippi |
| Coordinates |
N 32° 19.213' W 089° 40.016' (view using Google Maps) N 32° 19' 13" W 089° 40' 01" N 32.320220° W 089.666940° |
| Elevation | 609 ft (186 m) |
| Built | sometime between 1935-1940 |
| Administered by | Mississippi Forestry Commission |
| Cooperators | The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) |
Description
This tower is a 100ft Aermotor LS-40 located at the entrance of the Roosevelt State Park.
Roosevelt State Park is a public recreation area located off Interstate 20 on the southwest side of Morton, Mississippi. The state park surrounds 150-acre Shadow Lake at the western edge of Bienville National Forest, between Jackson and Meridian. It is managed by the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks. The park was one of the original Mississippi state parks built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s. The CCC began work August 1935; the park opened in April 1940.
Site Visit - 7/1/23
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