JOHNS MOUNTAIN
Georgia - Walker County - Chattahoochee National Forest
1940: "This tower was originally constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1940. The tower was built by the CCC's on Johns Mountain at the site of a confederate signal flagpole used during the Civil War. The tower was 60 feet in height with a 8 foot by 8 foot wooden cab. A four foot wide catwalk with guardrails encircle the exterior of the cab." (History of the Armuchee Ranger District)
1961: "The wooden fire tower built by the enrollees on the flagpole's site was torn down by the Forest Service in 1961, at the same time being replaced by a metal structure in Alabama and erected adjacent to it." (History of the Armuchee Ranger District)
1979: "In 1979, the metal tower was removed and donated to the Walker County Correctional Institute where part of it is currently in use as a lookout tower. The steel tower was 80 feet in height with a six foot by six foot metal cab." (History of the Armuchee Ranger District)