Cookeville Fire Tower
US 1591, TN 40
March 2021 photo

March 2021 photo - courtesy of Nicholas Kesterson

Lookout Details

Registry Numbers US 1591, TN 40 (view other lookouts in United States, Tennessee)
Date Registered May 22, 2022
Nominated by Nicholas Kesterson
Location Putnam County, Tennessee
Coordinates N 36° 08.568' W 085° 28.034' (view using Google Maps)
N 36° 08' 34" W 085° 28' 02"
N 36.142800° W 085.467240°
Elevation 1,429 ft (436 m)
Built circa 1944-1953
Administered by Tennessee Division of Forestry

Description

This 80-foot steel tower was built between 1944 and 1953. It currently houses a radio repeated for the Tennessee Division of Forestry.

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