VULCAN
Dickinson County - State Department of Conservation
May 25, 1939: "In order to provide additional fire protection in this part of the district the conservation department is erecting a new fire tower on Vulcan Hill. Workmen are now preparing the base and lower part of the tower, which will be 125 feet high.
The tower, one of the straight ladder type, will be in use in about two weeks." (Ironwood Daily Globe)
The tower, one of the straight ladder type, will be in use in about two weeks." (Ironwood Daily Globe)
NGS Data Sheet
DESIGNATION - VULCAN
PID - QL0576
STATE/COUNTY- MI/DICKINSON
COUNTRY - US
USGS QUAD - VULCAN (2017)
STATION DESCRIPTION
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1954 (DAJ)
STATION IS LOCATED ABOUT 2 MILES EAST OF NORWAY AND 1/2 MILE NORTH OF
VULCAN ON THE HIGHEST POINT OF A
TIMBERED HILL AT THE SITE OF THE VULCAN LOOKOUT TOWER. STATION IS
33 FEET NORTHWEST OF THE NORTHWEST
LEG OF LOOKOUT TOWER AND 4 FEET SOUTHWEST OF WINTESS
POST. THE MARK PROJECTS ABOUT 5 INCHES AND THE DISK
IS STAMPED VULCAN 1954.
TO REACH FROM THE JUNCTION OF U.S. HIGHWAY 2 AND THE MAIN STREET IN
NORWAY GO EASTERLY ON U.S.
HIGHWAY 2 FOR 2.4 MILES TO CROSS STREETS. TURN LEFT AND GO EAST FOR
0.3 MILE TO GRAVEL STREET LEFT.
TURN LEFT AND GO 0.15 MILE TO FORKS. KEEP LEFT FORK
FOR 0.05 MILE TO TRACK ROAD LEFT. TURN LEFT AND GO
WESTERLY ON TRACK ROAD FOR 0.8 MILE
TO LOOKOUT TOWER AND STATION AS DESCRIBED.
STATION RECOVERY (1984)
RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1984
NORWAY, 0.8 KM (0.5 MI) NORTH OF THE VILLAGE OF VULCAN, ON THE
HIGHEST PART OF A TIMBERED HILL, LOCALLY KNOWN AS BRAIR MOUNTAIN, AT
THE SITE OF THE ABANDONED VULCAN LOOKOUT TOWER WHICH IS NOW OWNED BY
THE BRAIR MOUNTAIN SKI RESORT.
PID - QL0576
STATE/COUNTY- MI/DICKINSON
COUNTRY - US
USGS QUAD - VULCAN (2017)
STATION DESCRIPTION
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1954 (DAJ)
STATION IS LOCATED ABOUT 2 MILES EAST OF NORWAY AND 1/2 MILE NORTH OF
VULCAN ON THE HIGHEST POINT OF A
TIMBERED HILL AT THE SITE OF THE VULCAN LOOKOUT TOWER. STATION IS
33 FEET NORTHWEST OF THE NORTHWEST
LEG OF LOOKOUT TOWER AND 4 FEET SOUTHWEST OF WINTESS
POST. THE MARK PROJECTS ABOUT 5 INCHES AND THE DISK
IS STAMPED VULCAN 1954.
TO REACH FROM THE JUNCTION OF U.S. HIGHWAY 2 AND THE MAIN STREET IN
NORWAY GO EASTERLY ON U.S.
HIGHWAY 2 FOR 2.4 MILES TO CROSS STREETS. TURN LEFT AND GO EAST FOR
0.3 MILE TO GRAVEL STREET LEFT.
TURN LEFT AND GO 0.15 MILE TO FORKS. KEEP LEFT FORK
FOR 0.05 MILE TO TRACK ROAD LEFT. TURN LEFT AND GO
WESTERLY ON TRACK ROAD FOR 0.8 MILE
TO LOOKOUT TOWER AND STATION AS DESCRIBED.
STATION RECOVERY (1984)
RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1984
NORWAY, 0.8 KM (0.5 MI) NORTH OF THE VILLAGE OF VULCAN, ON THE
HIGHEST PART OF A TIMBERED HILL, LOCALLY KNOWN AS BRAIR MOUNTAIN, AT
THE SITE OF THE ABANDONED VULCAN LOOKOUT TOWER WHICH IS NOW OWNED BY
THE BRAIR MOUNTAIN SKI RESORT.