SNOWY MOUNTAIN FIRE TOWER
Fire District 1
The Snowy Mountain tower was built in 1975 by the Aermotor Windmill Company in Franklin county. The tower stands 80 feet above ground level, and while it is not currently manned it could be if required.
The current tower took the place of the original Aermotor tower built in 1930; On October 29, 1973 vandals cut two of the four legs with hacksaws and felled the tower. They were eventually caught and were charged with replacing the tower at a cost of $45,800 - that is the tower standing today.
Snowy Mountain is registered in the National Historic Lookout Register under Registry Number: US 388, PA 9. It was registered on July 1, 2001 after being nominated by Michael Kusko, Jr., District Forester.
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