Blue Mountain Fire Observation Station

Blue Mountain Fire Observation Station
Blue Mountain Fire Observation Tower, August 2009
Blue Mountain Fire Observation Station is located in New York
Blue Mountain Fire Observation Station
Blue Mountain Fire Observation Station is located in the United States
Blue Mountain Fire Observation Station
LocationBlue Mountain, Indian Lake, New York
Coordinates43°52′20.6″N 74°24′3.4″W / 43.872389°N 74.400944°W / 43.872389; -74.400944
Area14.6 acres (5.9 ha)
Built1917
ArchitectAermotor Corporation
MPSFire Observation Stations of New York State Forest Preserve MPS
NRHP reference No.01001035[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 23, 2001

The Blue Mountain Fire Observation Station is a historic fire observation station located on Blue Mountain at Indian Lake in Hamilton County, New York. The station includes a 35-foot-tall (11 m), steel frame lookout tower built in 1917, an observer's cabin built in 1975, the remains of three observer's cabins, remains of a radar station built in the 1960s, and remnants of telephone lines along the foot trail. There are four contributing resources: the tower, trail, remnants of a 1949 observer's cabin, and 1890s stone benchmark. 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.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[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. ^ Wes Haynes (May 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Blue Mountain Fire Observation Station". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original on 2012-10-08. Retrieved 2010-02-20. See also: "Accompanying three photos". Archived from the original on 2012-10-08. Retrieved 2010-02-27.
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