NORTH CAROLINA LOOKOUTS
GLOVER
Nash County
North Carolina Division of Forest Resources
North Carolina Division of Forest Resources
February 15, 1940: Erected by the CCC. "100 foot creosoted wood tower with catwalk and inside stairway, located near Stanhope in Nash County; erected February 15, 1940 from Camp SCS 30 as a cooperative project." (Department of Conservation and Development - 8th Biennial Report - 1940)
January 21, 1953: "A new steel forest fire lookout tower has been erected near the northern edge of the Mount Pleasant Community to replace the old wooden structure which was torn down last fall. The structure is named the Glover Forest Fire Tower and is located on Highway 581.
The new tower is 120 feet high and was built at a cost of $15,000. It is one of seven new towers recently completed by the state of North Carolina. The total number of fire towers now in use throughout the state is 121, according to an announcement by State Forester Fred H. Claridge of Raleigh." (Evening Telegram)
January 21, 1953: "A new steel forest fire lookout tower has been erected near the northern edge of the Mount Pleasant Community to replace the old wooden structure which was torn down last fall. The structure is named the Glover Forest Fire Tower and is located on Highway 581.
The new tower is 120 feet high and was built at a cost of $15,000. It is one of seven new towers recently completed by the state of North Carolina. The total number of fire towers now in use throughout the state is 121, according to an announcement by State Forester Fred H. Claridge of Raleigh." (Evening Telegram)