Orvin Lookout Site
US 2062, AL 31
Lookout Details
| Registry Numbers | US 2062, AL 31 (view other lookout sites in United States, Alabama) |
| Date Registered | January 8, 2021 |
| Nominated by | Jackson Knight |
| Location | Mobile County, Alabama |
| Coordinates |
N 30° 55.681' W 088° 07.502' (view using Google Maps) N 30° 55' 41" W 088° 07' 30" N 30.928012° W 088.125034° |
| Elevation | 293 ft (89 m) |
| Built | 1939 |
| Removed | late 2010s |
| National Historic Lookout Register | US 856, AL 35 |
| Administered by | Alabama Forestry Commission |
Description
This 100' Aermotor MC-39 steel tower with 7'x7' cab was constructed in 1933 by CCC Camp S-52, one of the first chartered in the state. The builders were Company 1485, a junior African-American unit that also built four other fire towers.
This tower was removed in the late 2010s.
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