BARTON KNOB
West Virginia - Randolph County - West Virginia Division of Forestry
October 10, 1926: "The Barton Knob tower on Cheat Mountain near Huttonsville also in Randolph county is served by a telephone connected with the Elkins central office." (Charleston Gazette)
August 16, 1960: "Other projects include: Road and related improvements at the Barton Knob fire tower in Randolph County (six men)." (The Raleigh Register)
June 24, 2010: "On June 16, 2010, the Responsible Official, Greenbrier District Ranger William Dunk, signed a Decision Notice approving the implementation of Alternative 2 in the Barton Knob Repeater Project Environmental Assessment (EA). His decision authorizes the following activities to be implemented in the Barton Knob project area, which is approximately ten miles northwest of Bartow, WV; (1) construct 0.55 mile of new road and improve 0.14 mile of existing road to the repeater site, (2) clean up and stabilize the site and remove an existing fire tower, (3) install a radio tower, equipment shelter, and new radio equipment at the site, and (4) install a power system and security fencing at the site." (The Pocahontas Times)