Azure Mountain Fire Observation Station
The Azure Mountain Fire Observation Station is a historic fire observation station located on Azure Mountain at Waverly in Franklin County, New York. The station and contributing resources include a 40-foot-tall (12 m), steel-frame lookout tower erected in 1918, a jeep trail now used as a hiking trail, which extends from the base of the mountain to two former observers' cabins, and a foot trail from the cabins to the summit. The tower is a prefabricated structure built by the Aermotor Corporation to provide a front line of defense in preserving the Adirondack Forest Preserve from the hazards of forest fires.[2]
Azure Mountain Fire Observation Station | |
 Azure Mountain Fire Tower, August 2008 | |
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| Location | Azure Mountain, Waverly, New York |
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| Coordinates | 44°32′28″N 74°30′0″W |
| Area | 3.7 acres (1.5 ha) |
| Built | 1918 |
| Architect | Aermotor Corporation |
| MPS | Fire Observation Stations of New York State Forest Preserve MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 01001036[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 23, 2001 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- Wes Haynes (May 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Azure Mountain Fire Observation Station". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2010-02-20. See also: "Accompanying three photos". Archived from the original on 2012-10-08. Retrieved 2010-02-27.
External links
Media related to Azure Mountain Fire Observation Station at Wikimedia Commons
