Van Bremmer Lookout Site
US 2040, CA 146
Van Bremmer Lookout - 1939
Lookout Details
| Registry Numbers | US 2040, CA 146 (view other lookout sites in United States, California) |
| Date Registered | April 22, 2020 |
| Nominated by | Brad Eells |
| Location |
Klamath National Forest Siskiyou County, California |
| Coordinates |
N 41° 38.575' W 121° 47.687' (view using Google Maps) N 41° 38' 35" W 121° 47' 41" N 41.642925° W 121.794775° |
| Elevation | 5,316 ft (1,620 m) |
| Built | 1934 |
| Removed | 1970 |
| Administered by | US Forest Service - Shasta National Forest |
| Cooperators | Long-Bell Lumber Company |
Description
The Van Bremmer site was built under a cooperative agreement with the Long-Bell Lumber Company and the US Forest Service to detect fires causes by rail hauling of lumber on private forest lands.
The lookout was built in 1934, a USFS R1 cabin atop a 20 foot enclosed timber tower.
The lookout was staffed from 1934 to 1956. The lumber company switched to trucks for log hauling decreasing the number of fires from their activity.
The lookout was eventually vandalized and removed by 1970.
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