WEST VIRGINIA LOOKOUTS
SNAGGY MOUNTAIN
Preston County
Maryland Department of Natural Resources
Maryland Department of Natural Resources
January 1, 1925: "Construction of a 60-foot steel tower with modern equipment on Snaggy Mountain, just over the West Virginia line, and which will cover 4,000 acres of forest in Maryland, will begin this week, according to Karl Pfeiffer, assistant state forester.
Cost of replacing the wooden lookout now used on the Garrett county side of the mountain will be borne by West Virginia, and Maryland will pay for the cost of maintaining it and also man the structure with three deputy wardens. This marks another step in the co-operative program of fire prevention work by Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and Pennsylvania." (Cumberland Evening Times)
Cost of replacing the wooden lookout now used on the Garrett county side of the mountain will be borne by West Virginia, and Maryland will pay for the cost of maintaining it and also man the structure with three deputy wardens. This marks another step in the co-operative program of fire prevention work by Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and Pennsylvania." (Cumberland Evening Times)
July 9, 1925: "One of the finest observation towers in the state has been placed in operation on Snaggy mountain, near Terra Alta, and will be operated jointly by the forest protection officials of West Virginia and Maryland. Forests for 15 miles in any direction can be protected from the tower in West Virginia and for ten miles in any direction in Maryland." (Charleston Gazette)
October 10, 1926: "The Snaggy Mountain tower on the Maryland-West Virginia state line is owned jointly by both states. It is connected with the central offices at Terra Alta, W.Va. and Oakland, Md." (Charleston Gazette)
October 10, 1926: "The Snaggy Mountain tower on the Maryland-West Virginia state line is owned jointly by both states. It is connected with the central offices at Terra Alta, W.Va. and Oakland, Md." (Charleston Gazette)