WOLF RIVER
Hancock County - Mississippi Forestry Commission
September 12, 1929: "A new area, known as the Wolf Area, is being organized in Hancock County. A lookout tower is being erected, telephone lines built, fire fighting equipment purchased and a fire fighting personnel organized. The land in this area now under protection totals 100,000 acres. K. E. Kimball, District Forester." (Stone County Enterprise)
September 21, 1929: "A new lookout tower has been completed in the Pascagoula forest protective area. The tower, which is 115 feet high, is located in Hancock county and is the fifth tower to be put in service. It is manned by two fire chasers and a towerman. Members of the protective area, co-operating with the American Forestry Association, are accumulating an exhibit to be placed in the Gulf Coast Fair." (Clarion-Ledger)