OHIO LOOKOUTS
NEW CASTLE HILL
Lawrence County
Ohio State Forestry Department
Ohio State Forestry Department
October 27, 1934: "The new Newcastle Tower near Hanging Rock will be occupied by Corbett Marshall of Pine Grove." (Chillicothe Gazette)
June 14, 1935: "Popeye, the rough and ready sailor man, would be right at home in the 'crow's nest' lookout of the Ohio State Forestry Department at New Castle Hill, near Ironton.
When a stiff fall wind whistles through the tall trees of Lawrence county, the lookout--a small wooden box-like affair--bobs about as though it were atop the main mast of a Yankee clipper on a rough sea.
It is perched 40 feet above the ground on top of a mighty oak tree, and serves as the observation point for a vast forest area. During the fall months, when forest fires are common due to the abundance of dried leaves, forest rangers keep a 24-hour vigil daily from the lookout, which is the highest point in that section.
A telephone is installed in a waterproof box in the lookout. At the first sign of a fire, word is flashed to nearby points to marshal fire-fighting forces. Telephone service for similar lookouts is being established in many states as part of President Roosevelt's reforestation program, which calls for the construction of 12,000 miles of telephone line." (The Amherst News-Times)
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