National Register of Historic Places

Union Lookout

Jonesboro, Union County, Illinois
Listed
February 5, 2003
Type
Structure
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
02001759

About this property

Union Lookout is a lookout tower located within Trail of Tears State Forest in Union County, Illinois, United States. The Civilian Conservation Corps built the tower circa 1934 as part of a network of fire lookout towers in Shawnee National Forest; the fire towers were one of many CCC conservation projects in the forest, which also included planting trees, constructing bridges and trails, and preventing erosion. The tower was used through the 1960s, by which time airplanes had largely replaced towers as a means of detecting fires; it is now the only remaining lookout tower in the forest. On February 5, 2003, Union Lookout was added to the National Register of Historic Places.

Location

Jonesboro, Union County, Illinois
37.48064, -89.35809

Categories

CONSERVATIONSOCIAL HISTORY
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Union Lookout listed on the National Register?

Union Lookout was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 5, 2003.

What type of historic resource is Union Lookout?

Union Lookout is classified as a structure in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Union Lookout?

The period of significance for Union Lookout is recorded as the civil_war era.

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