FLORIDA LOOKOUTS
GUM SWAMP
Columbia County
Osceola National Forest
2S-18E-35
Osceola National Forest
2S-18E-35
("Gum Swamp lookout pole about 75 feet high, junction of roads 31 and 63.") (caption with photo)
1940: "These are still in place but have proved impractical and are hardly ever used. Weight is counterbalance attached to cable which extends to the bottom of the pole. User goes up in a webb harness attached to the other end." (caption with photo)