DRY LAND HILL FIRE TOWER
Fire District 11
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| Dry Land Hill, Luzerne County, Buck Township |
The Dry Land Hill tower was built in 1921 by the Aermotor Windmill Company in Buck township, Luzerne county. The tower stands 60 feet above ground level, and while it is not currently manned, it could be if required. The current tower will be replaced with a more modern tower. On March 30, 1949 the Wilkes-Barre Evening News ran some news about the only woman at the time being a fire tower watcher: "The only woman in the State at present holding such a job, 'Honey' as she is known to residents of Bear Creek, was appointed to the position of fire tower watcher in 1922 by R. Lynn Emmerick, who was at that time district forester for Lackawanna District of Pennsylvania Department of Forest and Water. She was 15 years old at the time."
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