Arab Mountain Fire Observation Station Explained

Arab Mountain Fire Observation Station
Location:Arab Mountain, Piercefield, New York
Coordinates:44.2131°N -74.5967°W
Built:1918
Architect:Aermotor Corporation
Added:September 23, 2001
Refnum:01001039

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 40adj=midNaNadj=mid, 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.[1]

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

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration: Arab Mountain Fire Observation Station. May 2000. 2010-01-01. Wes Haynes and Linda Garofalini. New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. 2012-10-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20121004113952/http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=10977. dead. See also: Web site: Accompanying four photos. 2010-01-02. 2012-10-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20121004114058/http://www.oprhp.state.ny.us/hpimaging/hp_view.asp?GroupView=11003. dead.