Liberty Hill Lookout
US 836, SC 6
September 2020 photo
Lookout Details
| Registry Numbers | US 836, SC 6 (view other lookouts in United States, South Carolina) |
| Date Registered | November 17, 2009 |
| Nominated by | Ron Stafford |
| Location |
Sumter National Forest Edgefield County, South Carolina |
| Coordinates |
N 33° 55.367' W 082° 08.567' (view using Google Maps) N 33° 55' 22" W 082° 08' 34" N 33.922780° W 082.142780° |
| Elevation | 519 ft (158 m) |
| Built | 1940 |
| Administered by | U.S. Forest Service |
| Cooperators | Long Cane Ranger District |
Description
This 100' LS-40 Aermotor tower with 7'x7' galvanized sheet metal cab with hip roof was constructed in the 1940s on the Sumter National Forest and used by the Forest Service until 1989. The Liberty Hill tower was one of several lookout stations used in the comprehensive fixed-point fire detection of the earlier years of the Forest Service. The buildings around the Liberty Hill lookout tower were used as the fire dispatching office for the Edgefield and Long Cane districts as well as a fire equipment cache and staging area during extreme fire days.
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September 16, 2020: Christopher Armenti
Condition |
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| Needs paint? | No |
| Shutters OK? | Not Applicable |
| Condition of wood OK? | Yes |
| Stairs OK? | Yes |
| Glass intact? | Yes |
| Good condition? | Yes |
| Comments: | Tower looked to be in good structural condition and all of the components on the cab, windows and the like were present. The stairs were complete but I couldn't verify the condition since the base of the tower is gated and posted. Little sign of rust. Overall surroundings were nice with no trees encroaching on the tower. There was one small communications antenna but it was well away and no more than 15-20 feet high. It is fenced separately. |
Electronics and Enroachments |
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| Are electronic sites enroaching on tower? | No |
| Comments: | One small antenna a good distance away and short compared to the 100 foot tower. |
Access and Signs |
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| NHLR sign posted? | No |
| Directions to tower signed? | Yes |
| Comments? | The base of the tower is fenced off so there is no access to the stairs. The small building at the base is signed with a warning about radio emissions. The fence is posted no trespassing. |
Staffing |
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| Staffed? | No |
Opportunities for Volunteer Support |
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| Volunteers staffing opportunities? | No |
| Volunteer maintenance opportunities? |
Yes
The grass was about knee high and there was some debris on the ground.
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