MICHIGAN LOOKOUTS
ATLANTA
Montgomery County
State Department of Conservation
State Department of Conservation
1921: A steel tower was erected. (Biennial Report - The Department of Conservation - 1922)
May 12, 1939: "Charles Cole of Onaway, a former fire tower guard for the state conservation department, was to be taken to state police headquarters at Lansing today for lie-detector tests in connection with investigation of the recent forest fire here.
Cole, questioned at Onaway by state police yesterday, denied any knowledge of the origin of the blaze which swept over 100,000 acres last week end.
Authorities suspect the fire was started by an incendiarist." (Marshall Evening Chronicle)