FLORIDA LOOKOUTS
YOUNGSTOWN
Bay County
September 16, 1940: "The improvement of the lookout tower site at Youngstown is well advanced during the year." (Panama City News-Herald)
January 1, 1948: "Youngstown tower, located five and one-half miles north of Youngstown, is 100 feet high and constructed of wood." (Panama City News-Herald)
STATION DESCRIPTION
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1964 (AJ)
STATION IS LOCATED AT THE JUNCTION OF U.S. HIGHWAY 231 AND STATE
HIGHWAY 20 WHICH IS ABOUT 4 MILES NORTH OF YOUNGSTOWN, 3 MILES
SOUTH OF FOUNTAIN AND 20 MILES WEST OF CLARKSVILLE.
TOWER IS CONSTRUCTED OF A SQUARE METAL CAB WITH A CONICAL SHAPED
ROOF AND HAS WINDOWS ON ALL FOUR SIDES. CAB IS SUPPORTED BY
4-STEEL CHANNEL LEGS AND IS ABOUT 100 FEET IN HEIGHT.
CAB OF THE TOWER IS GREY IN COLOR AND THE POINT INTERSECTED, WAS
THE TOP-CENTER OF THE CAB.