TROUT CREEK
Ontonagon County - Ottawa National forest
November 25, 1971: "Bids for the removal of ten fire towers have been sent out to interested parties, according to an announcement by Joseph Harn, Supervisor of the Ottawa National Forest.
Trout Creek lookout tower located on Paulding." (The Wakefield News)
Trout Creek lookout tower located on Paulding." (The Wakefield News)
NGS Data Sheet
DESIGNATION - TROUT CREEK LOOKOUT TOWER
PID - RL1582
STATE/COUNTY- MI/HOUGHTON
COUNTRY - US
USGS QUAD - KENTON (2017)
STATION DESCRIPTION
DESCRIBED BY US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 1938
LOCATED NEAR QUARTER CORNER BETWEEN SECS. 25 AND 30, T 47
N., RS. 37 AND 38 W. STATION IS MARKED BY U.S.G.S. STANDARD
TABLET STAMPED TT 48 TX 1938, SET IN CONCRETE POST AND
CENTERED UNDER LOOKOUT TOWER.
STATION RECOVERY (1940)
RECOVERY NOTE BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1940 (KBJ)
THE STATION IS A STANDARD U.S. FOREST SERVICE LOOKOUT TOWER
AND IS LOCATED ABOUT 3 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF THE VILLAGE
OF TROUT CREEK ON THE LINE BETWEEN HOUGHTON AND ONTONAGON
COUNTIES IN THE OTTAWA NATIONAL FOREST. THE FINIAL AT THE
CENTER OF THE ROOF OF THE LOOKOUT IS THE POINT SIGHTED UPON.