Paret Lookout Tower
US 524, MS 4
Lookout Details
| Registry Numbers | US 524, MS 4 (view other lookouts in United States, Mississippi) |
| Date Registered | July 24, 2003 |
| Nominated by | Judith Henry, District Ranger, De Soto RD |
| Location |
De Soto National Forest Perry County, Mississippi |
| Coordinates |
N 31° 05.110' W 089° 03.185' (view using Google Maps) N 31° 05' 07" W 089° 03' 11" N 31.085170° W 089.053080° |
| Elevation | 295 ft (90 m) |
| Administered by | U.S. Forest Service |
| Cooperators | De Soto Ranger District |
Description
The Paret Fire Tower is a 100’ Aermotor steel tower with metal 7’x7’ cab built in 1934 by a CCC unit with enrollees from New Jersey. Located on the former Black Warrior Ranger District of the DeSoto National Forest, it views a 16,000-acre National Forest tract used as a firing range by the National Guard. It is one of the few remaining of about 50 state and federal fire towers in southern Mississippi.
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