OHIO LOOKOUTS
SCIOTO TRAIL
Ross County
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
October 27, 1934: "At the Scioto Trail Forest near Camp Camp Stony Creek G. P. Schilder is the towerman, and is also preparing range-finding maps for the other towers in the Chillicothe office." (Chillicothe Gazette)
June 19, 1936: "Officials have completed plans for installing a 25-foot observation tower on the highest point of the west bluff of Two Mile hill. The tower will be used as a fire tower but also will be open to the public. The tower will be 400 feet above Scioto trail or 900 feet above sea level." CCC Camp South Webster news - (Portsmouth Times)
June 19, 1936: "Officials have completed plans for installing a 25-foot observation tower on the highest point of the west bluff of Two Mile hill. The tower will be used as a fire tower but also will be open to the public. The tower will be 400 feet above Scioto trail or 900 feet above sea level." CCC Camp South Webster news - (Portsmouth Times)
April 2, 1938: "A fire weather station, complete with weather vane, rain gauge, anemometer and hydro-thermograph, was put in operation Friday by the Ohio Division of Forestry at the Scioto Trail Fire Tower, it was announced Saturday by Mr. John A. Bastian assistant forester.
This station, according to Mr. Bastian, who has charge of fire control, will collect weather data which will be used in making prognostications of serious forest fire periods." (Chillicothe Gazette)
April 4, 1941: "Fire which swept over nearly 50 acres of Ross County land Saturday, was brought under control after firemen fought the blaze for an hour and fifteen minutes, according to Harold Lump, of the Scioto Trail Fire Tower. Wake of the fire included three or four acres of woods and 10 acres of brush, it was reported." (Circleville Herald)
April 4, 1941: "Fire which swept over nearly 50 acres of Ross County land Saturday, was brought under control after firemen fought the blaze for an hour and fifteen minutes, according to Harold Lump, of the Scioto Trail Fire Tower. Wake of the fire included three or four acres of woods and 10 acres of brush, it was reported." (Circleville Herald)