Hoodoo Ridge Lookout Explained

Hoodoo Ridge Lookout
Nrhp Type:hd
Location:Umatilla National Forest, Walla Walla Ranger District, Oregon
Nearest City:Troy, Oregon
Coordinates:45.9476°N -117.611°W
Map Alt:Locator map
Built:1925
Added:May 26, 2015
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:15000273[1]
Nocat:yes

The Hoodoo Ridge Lookout is a historic fire lookout in the Umatilla National Forest (Walla Walla Ranger District) near Troy, Oregon, in the United States.[2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places as a historic district on May 26, 2015.[1]

Built starting in 1925 and operating until the 1970s, the site served as a United States Forest Service fire lookout. The district includes three contributing buildings and two contributing structures. The site contains a 1925 crows nest, a 1933 lookout tower, a 1933 cabin and garage, and an outhouse that may have been contemporaneous.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Weekly list of actions taken on properties: 5/26/15 through 5/29/15. June 5, 2015. . July 28, 2015.
  2. Web site: Site Information: Hoodoo Ridge Lookout. Oregon Historic Sites Database. July 27, 2015.
  3. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Hoodoo Ridge Lookout. Rechel D. Kline. 2015-07-28. June 27, 2014 . Oregon State Historic Preservation Office.