WEST VIRGINIA LOOKOUTS
SPRUCE KNOB
Pendleton County
State
State
March 29, 1916: "A move is already on foot by the timberland owners of Grant, Pendleton, Minera, Hampshire and Hardy counties to form a co-operative association, known as the Upper South Branch Fire Protective Association. A sight for a lookout station has already been selected on Spruce Knob in Pendleton county, at an altitude of 4860 feet, which commands a fine view of all the surrounding territory.
A lookout station will be built by the state and equipped with telephone communication, which will put in charge of a federal lookout watchman." (The Daily Telegram)
A lookout station will be built by the state and equipped with telephone communication, which will put in charge of a federal lookout watchman." (The Daily Telegram)
1916: "This station is now being constructed in Circleville District, Pendleton County, and will be under the supervision of F.M. Glenn. It is located on the extreme top of Spruce Knob, the highest point in the state, 4,860 feet, and naturally commands an excellent view of the surrounding territory. Moses R. Bennett was put on duty as watchman during the spring season of 1916, in order to give him a chance to get acquainted with the people, and to distribute literature until such time as a station could be built. The country surrounding this station contains much fine timber, and is not very thickly settled. No data is yet available as to the amount of territory visible from the station but probably something near 1,000 square miles will be protected." (4th Biennial Report of the Forest, Game and Fish Warden)