PINE HILL
(EXETER)
Rhode Island - Washington County - District 2
1918: "Pine Hill, 543 feet above sea level, in Exeter, has a 50-foot wood lookout tower. The observer at Pine Hill commands a superb view of most of the woodland of Washington County, and a considerable part of that of Kent County." (13th Annual Report of the Commissioner of Forestry)
August 30, 1939: "High up in the Pine Hill fire tower sits Mrs. Hope Andrews--the sixth woman to be fire warden there.
Taking over the job recently, Mrs. Andrews admitted it was 'quite a change' from the little schoolhouse in West Greenwich where she formerly taught.
Although still confined within four walls, Mrs. Andrews now commands a view of most of Rhode Island and part of Connecticut. She learned the technical part of her job from her father-in-law, Leon Andrews, former chief of the forestry bureau.
She is on duty from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. For some reason, either design or accident, a woman always has been chosen to 'man' the Exeter fire tower." (The Kingston Daily Freeman)