SALEM MOUNTAIN
Pennsylvania - Lackawanna County
September 4, 1936: "A fire tower, 85 feet in height, is being constructed on a summit overlooking Salem Mountain. The tower will be erected through WPA funds. Preliminary work began today with a crew of five men being employed.
The tower is situated at a strategic point in a vast area of valuable timberland. It will be used as a lookout by fire wardens. Those who drew the plans for the station say that the view will embrace a distance of 12 miles.
Twenty men will be employed when the project gets under full swing, and it is expected that it will be completed before the Winter.
Steel girders will be used in the tower, and it is probable that wood will be used to enclose the outside of the structure. The tower will be located on a plot of land owned by the Scranton Coal Company in Carbondale Township and will be about 200 yards off the new Salem Mountain Highway." (The Scranton Republican)
The tower is situated at a strategic point in a vast area of valuable timberland. It will be used as a lookout by fire wardens. Those who drew the plans for the station say that the view will embrace a distance of 12 miles.
Twenty men will be employed when the project gets under full swing, and it is expected that it will be completed before the Winter.
Steel girders will be used in the tower, and it is probable that wood will be used to enclose the outside of the structure. The tower will be located on a plot of land owned by the Scranton Coal Company in Carbondale Township and will be about 200 yards off the new Salem Mountain Highway." (The Scranton Republican)