DAVIS MEMORIAL
Georgia - Meriwether County - Georgia Forestry Commission
September 14, 1930: "Work began today on the construction of a steel fire tower at a point on Pine Mountain near Warm Springs, known as 'The View.' This tower will be 80 feet high and will be used for the fire area in Meriwether, Harris and Talbot counties. It is 11 miles from Greenville and the view is so excellent that standing on the ground one can easily see the courthouse at Greenville with the naked eye.
This tower is being constructed under the supervision of H. M. Sebring and Jack Thurmond, of the Georgia State Forestry department. The labor is furnished by Meriwether county.
This structure was donated to Meriwether county by Miss Georgia Wilkins, of Columbus, in memory of the late Charles L. Davis of Warm Springs, an uncle of Miss Wilkins. Miss Wilkins made her home at Warm Springs until within the past few years." (The Macon Telegraph)
This tower is being constructed under the supervision of H. M. Sebring and Jack Thurmond, of the Georgia State Forestry department. The labor is furnished by Meriwether county.
This structure was donated to Meriwether county by Miss Georgia Wilkins, of Columbus, in memory of the late Charles L. Davis of Warm Springs, an uncle of Miss Wilkins. Miss Wilkins made her home at Warm Springs until within the past few years." (The Macon Telegraph)
December 9, 1930: "Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York yesterday delivered an address dedicating the first fire watch tower for protection of timber lands to be erected in this section.
With the dedication of the tower, a tablet to the memory of Charles L. Davis, one-time owner of the Georgia Warm Springs properties, was unveiled." (Evening Star)
January 1931: "A steel observation tower has been erected on the Warm Springs, Ga., timber protective organization area by Georgia Wilkins, Columbus, Ga., as a memorial to her uncle, Charles Davis, for many years owner of the Warm Springs property. The tower was dedicated on December 8 by Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt." (The Forest Worker)
April 16, 1931: "A powerful telescope, which will be used in watching for forest fires and for observation purposes by visitors, who flock to Warm Springs, has been mounted on the Charles Lamar Davis Memorial tower there. It was purchased by A.E. Carpenter, business manager of the Warm Springs Foundation, on a recent trip to New York." (Butler Herald)
April 26, 1931: Caption under photo of tower: "Guarding Georgia's Timber---Above is the Charles Lamar Davis memorial fire tower rising 80 feet above the surrounding country. In the tower watchmen, with the aid of a powerful telescope, can locate forest fires for many miles around. The tower is a gift to the Warm Springs Foundation from Miss Georgia Wilkins, a niece of the late Charles L. Davis, pioneer citizen of Meriwether county." (The Atlanta Constitution)