WEST VIRGINIA
*FATEWOOD (Same as Gatewood ???)
Monongahela National Forest
*HIGH POINT (KNOB)
Hampshire/Frederick (Va.) Counties - George Washington National Forest
Situated on the state line between West Virginia and Virginia.
HOLLY RIVER STATE PARK
Webster County - West Virginia Conservation Commission
JACKSON KNOB
Fayette County
October 10, 1926: "The Jackson Knob tower connects with the mine telephone system at Whitaker which is served from the East Bank central office." (Telephone service) (Charleston Gazette)
*JOB KNOB
Greenbrier County - State
1913-14: "Honorable H.E. Williams donated all of the lumber and delivered same on the ground for the Job Knob Station." (Biennial Report - Forest, Game & Fish Warden - West Virginia - 1913-14)
1916: "This station is located in Williamsburg District, Greenbrier County, nineteen miles from Richwood, and is under the supervision of David Frame. The station may be reached by carriage or on horseback from Richwood. The elevation is 4,388 feet and commands a view of approximately 800 square miles. The watchman, James H. McMillion, lives nine miles from the station, and stays at the station each night. He receives his mail at Trout, West Virginia, once a week, and telegrams can be delivered to the station in twenty minutes from Renick. West Virginia." (4th Biennial Report of the Forest, Game and Fish Warden)
April 26, 1929: The Southern West Virginia Fire Protective association appropriated $1,500 for the construction of a 73-foot steel forest observation tower at Johnson Knob, Kanawha county. (Charleston Daily Mail)
Removed
LITTLE MOUNTAIN
Pocahontas County - National Forest
LOUDOUN HEIGHTS
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Removed
McGOWAN
Tucker County - State
May 20, 1913: $142.50 was spent on trail and telephone line construction. (West Virginia - Forest, Game & Fish Warden Biennial Report 1913-14)
1916: "This station is located in Black Fork District of Tucker County, three miles from Hambleton, and is under the supervision of F.M. Glenn. The station may be reached on foot from Hambleton. The elevation is 3,354 feet and commands a view of approximately six hundred square miles. The watchman, Clyde Westfall, lives at Hambleton and only stays at the station at night when there is very dry weather. He receives his mail each day at Hambleton, and telegrams can be delivered to him from the same point by phone in ten minutes.
Two and three-fourths miles of phone line have been built. This is known as the "McGowan Line,' and connects with the Mutual Lines at Hendricks. The line is partly built on poles and partly on trees and is in fair condition." (4th Biennial Report of the Forest, Game and Fish Warden)
MOUNTAIN VIEW
Pocahontas County - State
1914: A lookout was established on this point.
1916: "This station is located in Edra District, Pocahontas County, four and one-half miles from Marlinton, and is under the supervision of F.M. Glenn. The station may be reached on foot or horseback from Marlinton. The elevation is 3,198 feet and commands a view of approximately 450 square miles. The watchman, Warwick Ratliff, lives within one-half miles of the station, and has phone service to his house, so only stays at the station at night during very dry weather. He receives his mail daily from Marlinton, from which point telegrams can be delivered to him within ten minutes by phone.
Three-fourths of a mile of phone line has been built to this station, this being known as the 'Birds Run Line,' and connecting with the Mutual Lines of the Mountain View Orchard. The line is built on poles and is in fair condition." (4th Biennial Report of the Forest, Game and Fish Warden)
*NORTH FORK MOUNTAIN
Pendleton County - Monongahela National Forest
Removed
OLGA #2
McDowell County
OLGA #3
McDowell County
PARTING SPRINGS
Randolph County - West Virginia Division of Forestry
October 10, 1926: "The Parting Springs tower is served by a telephone connected with the Ranwood Store at Pickens where messages may be relayed over the lines of the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone company." (Charleston Gazette)
PICKERING KNOB
Mingo County - West Virginia Division of Forestry
Removed
POND RIDGE (WIDEN)
Clay County - West Virginia Division of Forestry
POPLAR RIDGE
Braxton County - West Virginia Conservation Commission
RICH MOUNTAIN
Randolph County - West Virginia Division of Forestry
July 9, 1925: "The Rich Mountain tower in Randolph county has an average observation range of 20 miles and in some directions forests for 30 miles can be observed from it." (Charleston Gazette)
October 10, 1926: "The Rich Mountain tower in Randolph county is connected with the central office of Beverly>" (Telephone service) (Charleston Gazette)
1999: The lookout tower was purchased by the Snowshoe Mountain Ski Resort, dismantled and re-erected at the resort.
Removed
SIDELING HILL
Morgan County - West Virginia Division of Forestry
1929: A tower was erected.
SIGNAL KNOB
Pocahontas County - State
1913-14: "Wildell Lumber Company furnished lumber and assisted in construction of Signal Knob Station." (Biennial Report - Forest, Game & Fish Warden - West Virginia - 1913-14)
1916: "This station is located in Green Bank District, Pocahontas County, two miles from Wildell, and is under supervision of F.M. Glenn. The station may be reached on foot from Wildell. The elevation is 4,200 feet, and commands a view of approximately 900 square miles. The watchman, Paul Jones, lives two miles from the station and goes home each night except in very dry weather. He receives his mail daily at Wildell, from which point telegrams can be delivered to him by phone in ten minutes.
Two miles of phone line, known as the 'Signal Knob Line," has been built to the station, and connects with the Association line at Wildell. This line is built on trees and is in fair condition." (4th Biennial Report of the Forest, Game and Fish Warden)
October 10, 1926: "The tower at Signal Knob near Wildell in Greenbrier County is connected by National Forest telephone circuits." (Charleston Gazette)