SMITHFIELD
Pennsylvania - Fayette County
April 16, 1931: "Miss Rebecca Goodwin of Smithfield has one of the most unusual jobs of any woman in the county. She is the official forest fire observer for the Smithfield area and is one of the few women in the state employed in that capacity by the State Department of Forestry. The fire tower, over which Mrs. Goodwin presides, is near her home in the suburbs of the borough, and during the fire seasons, spring and fall, she is on the job. Her duties keep her busy practically every day of the fire season and many nights." (The Daily News Standard)