Arab Mountain Fire Observation Station

Arab Mountain Fire Observation Station

Arab Mountain Fire Observation Station, May 2007
Location Arab Mountain, Piercefield, New York
Coordinates 44°12′47″N 74°35′48″W / 44.21306°N 74.59667°W / 44.21306; -74.59667Coordinates: 44°12′47″N 74°35′48″W / 44.21306°N 74.59667°W / 44.21306; -74.59667
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 # 01001039[1]
Added to NRHP September 23, 2001

The Arab Mountain Fire Observation Station is a historic fire observation station located on Mount Arab at Piercefield in St. Lawrence County, New York. The station includes a 40-foot-tall (12 m), steel frame lookout tower erected in 1918, an observers cabin built about 1948, a trace of the foundation of the original cabin, a structure probably used as a root cellar in the 1940s, and the foot trail. The tower is a prefabricated structure built by the Aermotor Corporation and provided a front line of defense in preserving the Adirondack Forest Preserve from the hazards of forest fires.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.

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References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Wes Haynes and Linda Garofalini (May 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Arab Mountain Fire Observation Station". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-01-01. See also: "Accompanying four photos".


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