National Register of Historic Places

Wakely Mountain Fire Observation Station

Lake Pleasant, Hamilton County, New York
Listed
October 2, 2003
Type
Structure
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
03000998

About this property

The Wakely Mountain Fire Observation Station is a historic fire observation station located on Wakely Mountain at Lake Pleasant in Hamilton County, New York. The station and contributing resources include a 70-foot-tall (21 m), steel-frame lookout tower erected in 1916 and a 3-mile (4.8 km) foot trail that leads down the mountain. The tower is a prefabricated structure built by the Aermotor Corporation. It is one of the initial ten towers purchased by the State Commission to provide a front line of defense in preserving the Adirondack Forest Preserve from the hazards of forest fires. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.

Location

Lake Pleasant, Hamilton County, New York
43.73573, -74.51528

Categories

EDUCATIONENTERTAINMENT/RECREATIONCONSERVATIONARCHITECTURE
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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 Wakely Mountain Fire Observation Station listed on the National Register?

Wakely Mountain Fire Observation Station was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 2, 2003.

What type of historic resource is Wakely Mountain Fire Observation Station?

Wakely Mountain Fire Observation Station is classified as a structure in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Wakely Mountain Fire Observation Station is recorded as the industrial era.

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