KENTUCKY LOOKOUTS
HOLSCLAW
Jefferson County
December 11, 1946: "A 100-foot fire tower will be erected in Jefferson County Forest next spring, Major Paul A. Yost, County forester, told a Lions Club meeting at the Brown Hotel yesterday. A single watchman could survey the 10,000 acres, he said, and fire-fighting crews could be directed by radio.
'Nobody in the area will be forced out of his home,' Major Yost said.
County Judge Barker estimated the tower will cost approximately $2,500." (The Courier-Journal)
'Nobody in the area will be forced out of his home,' Major Yost said.
County Judge Barker estimated the tower will cost approximately $2,500." (The Courier-Journal)
April 16, 1947: "Jefferson County yesterday leased land for a fire tower on Holsclaw Hill near the Bullitt County line. Owner of the site is J. W. Holsclaw. Paul A. Yost, County Forester, said a 90-foot tower, to cost $3,000, would be built. From it, he said, a wide area could be watched for forest fires." (The Courier-Journal)
July 11, 1947: "NOTICE -- Notice is hereby given that the Fiscal Court of Jefferson County, on the 13th day of August, 1947, will consider and act upon the advisability of leasing for 99 years the following described land to be held and maintained by said County as a site for a fire tower as a part of a permanent public forest:
Beginning in the center of Holsclaw Road at the Southwest corner of Tract No. 2 as described in deed from J. Warren Holsclaw and wife to Alexander Hunter Mason and wife by deed dated March 20, 1942... etc.,etc." (The Courier-Journal)
October 30, 1947: "Paul Yost, County forester, got permission to appoint a lookout man for the fire tower in the County Forest. He said the tower will be completed tomorrow." (The Courier-Journal)
January 28, 1948: "A rather exclusive club has been formed here.
The only requirement for membership is the ability to climb the 200-foot Holzclaw fire tower near the Jefferson county line.
Then you get a signed certificate of membership in the Jefferson County Squirrel club.
The club, formed by the county forester, Paul Yost, has no officers, no dues, and no constitution." (Freeport Journal-Standard)
April 8, 1950: "A 'star party' will be held by the Louisville Astronomical Society at 7:30 p.m. today at the fire tower on Holsclaw Hill in Jefferson County Forest. Telescopes will be set up and Saturn, Mars, and other celestial objects will be observed. The public is invited." (The Courier-Journal)