Lookout Details

Registry Numbers	US 1410, VA 42 (view other lookouts in United States, Virginia)
Date Registered	March 24, 2020
Nominated by	John McDonald
Location	Albemarle County, Virginia
Coordinates	N 37° 58.809' W 078° 29.343' (view using Google Maps) N 37° 58' 49" W 078° 29' 21" N 37.980146° W 078.489055°
Elevation	1,592 ft (485 m)
Built	1933
Removed	2023
Former Fire Lookout Sites Register	US 2098, VA 46
Administered by	Private Owner

Description

This privately owned 100-foot steel tower was built in 1933. Prior to its removal in March 2023, it was fenced in with communications equipment on the tower and in the cab. The cab was approximately 8-foot square.

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Photos

January 1997 photo - courtesy of Mark Haughwout

Photo courtesy of Mark Haughwout