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Loon Lake Mountain Fire Observation Station

Coordinates: 44°33′29″N 74°9′6″W / 44.55806°N 74.15167°W / 44.55806; -74.15167
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Loon Lake Mountain Fire Observation Station
Loon Lake Mountain Fire Observation Station, September 2012
Loon Lake Mountain Fire Observation Station is located in New York
Loon Lake Mountain Fire Observation Station
Loon Lake Mountain Fire Observation Station is located in the United States
Loon Lake Mountain Fire Observation Station
LocationSummit of Loon Lake Mountain, Franklin, New York
Coordinates44°33′29″N 74°9′6″W / 44.55806°N 74.15167°W / 44.55806; -74.15167
Arealess than 1 acre (0.4 ha)
Built1917
ArchitectAermotor Corporation
Architectural styleUtilitarian/firetower
MPSFire Observation Stations of New York State Forest Preserve MPS
NRHP reference No.08001144[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 5, 2008

The Loon Lake Mountain Fire Observation Station is a historic fire observation station located on the western end of the Loon Lake Mountains west of Loon Lake in Franklin County, New York in the Debar Mountain Wild Forest. The station and contributing resources include a 35-foot-tall (10.7 m), steel-frame lookout tower erected in 1917; it replaced a wooden fire tower that was constructed in 1912.[2] The tower has been unused since 1971, and the stairs have been removed to keep people from climbing it.

The tower is a prefabricated structure built by the Aermotor Corporation and provided a front line of defense in preserving the Adirondack Forest Preserve from the hazards of forest fires.[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "Debar Mountain Wild Forest".
  3. ^ David Petrelli (September 2008). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Loon Lake Mountain Fire Observation Station". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-02-20. See also: "Accompanying three photos".
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