HIGHLAND FLING
Pennsylvania - Cambria County
July 18, 1921: "Tower No. 4 will be situated on property of Joseph Seguin near Highland Fling, Logan Township, Blair county and will cover a large section of the Allegheny mountains where fires have been prevalent in the past." (Indiana Evening Gazette)
August 1921: "Maj. R.Y. Stuart, Deputy Commissioner of Forestry, has announced that 25 sites have been definitely fixed for forest fore observation towers that will be erected by the Department of Forestry this summer. Orders for 50 towers have been placed with the manufacturers. One of the first 18 towers will be put up at Highland Fling, Blair county." (Forest Leaves, Vol. 18)
September 5, 1921: "Construction of the 60-foot tower at Highland Fling on top of the Allegheny mountains close to the Blair-Cambria line was rushed to completion as rapidly as possible." (Altoona Tribune)
September 21, 1921: "Highland Fling fire tower located on the high knob on the farm of Joseph Seguin was completed this week and work was immediately started in setting the poles for the telephone line to tower. According to District Forester Walter D. Ludwig, it is the plan of the Forestry Department to have all the fire towers in this district in shape by October 1 so that they can be used for the fall forest fire season which usually starts about that time.
The tower at Highland Fling is of galvanized steel and is 60 feet in height. The cabin at the top is about seven feet square and has glass windows on all sides so that the towerman has an unobstructed view in all directions. Nine flights of steps with protective railings furnish easy access to the cabin." (Altoona Tribune)
c.1923: Removed