CHEAT VIEW
West Virginia - Monongalia County - State
August 2, 1927: "West Virginia's second largest fire observation tower will overlook three states when it rears its 65 feet of angle iron into the air from its site on Cheat View farm, 7 miles from here (Morgantown). Through its use 55 square miles of timberland will be under continuous observation.
The state fish and game commission has secured ground for the tower on a 99 year lease, and will provide fire protection service at a cost of one cent a year an acre for all property owners within the radius of visibility of the observatory." (Charleston Daily Mail)
The state fish and game commission has secured ground for the tower on a 99 year lease, and will provide fire protection service at a cost of one cent a year an acre for all property owners within the radius of visibility of the observatory." (Charleston Daily Mail)
May 11, 1934: "Rangers at the Cheat View fire tower said a man suspected of setting three fires had been trailed into Pennsylvania." (Bluefield Daily Telegraph)