Wakely Mountain Fire Observation Station
Wakely Mountain Fire Observation Station | |
| Location | Wakely Mountain, Lake Pleasant, New York |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 43°43′50″N 74°28′25″W / 43.73056°N 74.47361°W |
| Area | 11 acres (4.5 ha) |
| Built | 1916 |
| Architect | Aermotor Corporation |
| MPS | Fire Observation Stations of New York State Forest Preserve MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 03000998[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 3, 2003 |
The Wakely Mountain Fire Observation Station is a historic fire observation station located on Wakely Mountain at Lake Pleasant in Hamilton County, New York. The station and contributing resources include a 70-foot-tall (21 m), steel-frame lookout tower erected in 1916 and a 3-mile (4.8 km) foot trail that leads down the mountain. The tower is a prefabricated structure built by the Aermotor Corporation. It is one of the initial ten towers purchased by the State Commission to provide a front line of defense in preserving the Adirondack Forest Preserve from the hazards of forest fires.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Bill Zullo (July 2002). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Wakely Mountain Fire Observation Station". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original on October 8, 2012. Retrieved February 20, 2010. See also: "Accompanying six photos". Archived from the original on October 8, 2012. Retrieved February 27, 2010.
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