WINDBEAM
New Jersey - Passaic County
1920: "Windbeam Station, Passaic County - A 45-foot steel lookout tower and 2 miles of telephone line have been built on the property of the Ringwood Company, with co-operation of the company, and have been in service since June 15." (Annual Report - Department of Conservation and Development, 1919-20)
April 27, 1923: "The Windbeam tower is a fifty-foot steel structure over 1,000 feet above sea level, on the summit of Windbeam Mountain in Passaic county, which was built jointly by the State and the Ringwood Company, and commands a view of the Ramapo Mountains and other forest areas. On clear days the buildings of lower New York city can be seen. This tower can be reached by taking the West Brook road at Midvale, cross the Wanaque River and West Brook and keeping to the right to the trail sign. Or the walker may leave the Pompton-Greenwood Lake turnpike at the trail sign about one mile beyond the bridge over the railroad north of Midvale. The road here is usable only to the foot of the mountain, and the climb from there is quite steep." (The Freehold Transcript and The Monmouth Inquirer)
June 11, 1926: "After a good stiff climb to the top of the mountain visitors who may wish to do so will be permitted to go to the top of the tower." (The News)
February 6, 1931: "On the top of this mountain the government has built a fire lookout tower. This tower is constructed of steel angle-iron and extends above the tree tops, with a one-room penthouse for the warden on the top." (The Morning Call)