Tall Peak Fire Tower Explained

Tall Peak Fire Tower
Nearest City:Athens, Arkansas
Coordinates:34.3864°N -94.0425°W
Builder:Civilian Conservation Corps
Architecture:Rustic
Added:October 20, 1993
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:93001077

The Tall Peak Fire Tower is a historic fire tower in Ouachita National Forest. It is located at the top of Tall Peak in the southwestern part of the national forest in Polk County, Arkansas. It is a fieldstone structure, built about 1938 by a crew of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), and features the distinctive flared corners that typify CCC architecture. It is accessible via a forest service road off Polk County 64 (also known as Forest Service Road 38).[1]

The tower was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NRHP nomination for Tall Peak Fire Tower. Arkansas Preservation. 2015-09-22.