VIRGINIA LOOKOUTS
MEADOWS (lower henrico)
Henrico County
August 2015: The 100-foot Aermotor tower was placed up for bids in a Government auction, listed as in scrap condition.
STATION DESCRIPTION
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1941 (GWL)
THIS INTERSECTION STATION IS ABOUT 4.5 MILES E OF SANDSTON, ON U.S. HIGHWAY 60 AND ON PROPERTY OWNED AND OCCUPIED BY G.C. MADISON. IT IS 76 FEET N OF THE CENTER OF U.S. HIGHWAY 60. IT IS A FOUR-LEGGED STEEL STRUCTURE ABOUT 110 FEET HIGH WITH A GLASS ENCLOSED CAB, AND THE ENTIRE STRUCTURE IS PAINTED GRAY. THE APEX OF THE ROOF WAS THE POINT OBSERVED UPON.
THE TOWER IS OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION.