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NC Piedmont Lookout Inventory

Piedmont NC Statistics

26 Standing Lookout Towers

21 Removed Lookout Towers

Updated Jan 28, 2009

Name

County

Quad

Coordinates (N,W)

Ownership

Status

Photo

Built

Height

Stairs

Info

Bayleaf (new)

Wake

Bayleaf

 

NCDFR D11

Standing (2007)

Yes

1968

120'

142/9/17R

Aka "Six Forks", Lower Stair Planks Removed

Buck Mountain

Montgomery

Lovejoy

 

USFS - Uwharrie

Standing (2008)

Yes

 

 

 

Fenced

Butner

Granville

Lake Michie

 

National Guard

Standing (2007)

No

1968

99'9"

 

National Guard owned?

Cameron Hill

Harnett

Olivia

 

NCDFR D6

Standing (2007)

Yes

 

99'9"

 

Re-ertected when?

Cane Mountain

Alamance

Snow Camp

 

NCDFR D11

Standing (2006)

Yes

1959

100'

 

Bottom Two Flights of Stairs Removed, Alamance cohp

Caswell (Yanceyville)

Caswell

Yanceyville

 

NCDFR D11

Standing (2006)

Yes

1960

99'9"

 

At County Headquarters

Daves Mountain

Randolph

Asheboro

 

NCDFR D10

Standing (2005)

Yes

1950

99'9"

 

 

Eagle Springs

Moore

Zion Grove

 

NCDFR D3

Standing (2006)

Yes

1944

120'

 

 

Flowers

Johnston

Flowers

 

Private?

Standing (2008)

Yes

1936

100'

 

Metal Ladder to Cab, aka "Clayton", "Earp"

Hamlet

Richmond

Hamlet

 

NCDFR D3

Standing (2005)

Yes

1937

99'9"

 

 

Harrisville

Montgomery

Harrisville   

 

NCDFR D3

Standing (2005)

No

1944

99'9"

 

 

Henderson

Vance

Vicksboro

 

NCDFR D11

Standing (2007)

Yes

1952

99'9"

 

Bottom Flight Planks Removed

Hillsboro

Orange

Hillsborough

 

Orange Co.

Standing (2007)

Yes

1947

80'

 

Bottom Flight Stairs Removed, Fenced.  Inside Occoneechee State Park at summit of Occoneechee Mtn, Orange cohp

Lilesville

Anson

Wadesboro

 

NCDFR D3

Standing (2006)

Yes

1943

99'9"

132/8

 

Louisburg

Franklin

Gold Sand

 

NCDFR D5

Standing (2007)

No

1949

99'9"

 

 

Mamers

Harnett

Lillington

 

NCDFR D6

Standing (2007)

Yes

1934

72'9"

 

 

Midway

Davidson

Midway

 

Private

Standing (2002)

Yes

1958

100'

 

Aka Eller; sale of tower in 1974 and 1/3 acre to Howard V.  for $2725 in 1974, 236 Tower Circle Dr Winston Salem, NC 27107, 336-764-1824

Pittsboro

Chatham

Pittsboro

 

NCDFR D3

Standing (2007)

Yes

1951

99'9"

 

Fenced; Lower Flight Stairs Removed

Raeford

Hoke

Raeford

 

NCDFR D6

Standing (2007)

Yes

1968

120'

 

 

Sanford

Lee

Sanford

 

NCDFR D3

Standing (2007)

Yes

1954

99'9"

 

 

Scotland County

Scotland

Silver Hill

 

NCDFR D3

Standing (2005)

Yes

1934

72'9"

 

 

Shepeard Mountain

Randolph

Glenola

 

Private

Standing

Yes

 

 

 

Mt. Sheperd Retreat; Fenced

Smithfield

Johnston

Selma

 

NCDFR D6

Standing (2007)

Yes

1951

120'

 

 

Tirzah

Person

Timberlake

 

Private

Standing (2007)

No

1934

72'9"

 

 

Troy

Montgomery

Troy

 

NCDFR D3

Standing

Yes

1936

99'9"

 

Moved to this location 1968? (Ply)

Warren County

Warren

Inez

 

NCDFR D5

Standing (2007)

Yes

1932

80'

 

NRHP, NHLR, Memorial Plaque, County FS Headquarters, Old House

Name

County

Quad

 

Ownership

Status

Photo

Built

Height

Stairs

Info

Ansonville

Anson

Polkton

 

Unknown

Removed

No

1944

99'9"

 

 

Apex

Wake

Apex

 

NCDFR D11

Removed (1985)

No

1951

99'9"

 

House

Bailey

Nash

Bailey

 

 

Removed

No

 

 

 

Historical Marker?

Bayleaf (old)

Wake

Bayleaf

 

NCDFR D11

Moved (>1973)

Cell Tower

1937

100'

 

Aka "Paige Land Fire Tower"

Cameron Hill (old)

Harnett

Olivia

 

NCDFR D6

Replaced

 

1951

99'9"

 

Moved Across the Road (south)

Carthage

Moore

Carthage

 

NCDFR D3

Removed

Farm

1951

99'9

 

Moved to Walker Top, Buke County (1990)

Dunn Mountain

Rowan

Salisbury

 

NCDFR D10

Removed (1971)

No

1957

45'

 

 

Ellerbe

Richmond

Millstone Lake

 

NCDFR D3

Removed

No

1934

59'3"

 

 

Faith

Rowan

Rockwell

 

 

Removed

No

 

100'

 

Off paved SR 2314

Fox Mountain

Iredell

 

 

NCDFR D10

Removed (1968)

Overgrown Clearing

1957

40'

 

Tower cab constructed on old power line transmission tower, Iredell cohp

Glover

Nash

 

 

NCDFR D5

Unknown

No

1952

120'

 

 

Gordon Mountain

Anson

 

 

NCDFR D3

Removed

No

1947

99'9"

 

Footings

Greensboro

Guildford

 

 

NCDFR D10

Removed (1976)

No

1955

265'

 

Tower cab on roof of Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Building

Hoffman

Richmond

Hoffman

 

NCDFR D3

Removed

House

1937

99'9"

 

 

Lowes Grove

Durham

Southwest Durham

 

NCDFR D11

Removed

 

1947

120'

 

 

Nelson Mountain

Stanley

 

 

NCDFR D12

Unknown

No

1956

40'

 

 

Sanatorium

Hoke

McCain

 

NCDFR D3

Removed

No

1949

14'

 

44' if measured on roof of hospital, Hoke County Highpoint

Sheffield

Davie

Calahaln

 

NCDFR D10

Removed (1982)

 

1949

100'

 

Sold to William F. Stuckhouser of Charlotte - moved 1968

Siler City

Chatham

Siler City

 

NCDFR

Removed (>1989)

No

1947

99'9"

 

Cell Phone Tower

Southern Pines

Moore

Southern Pines

 

NCDFR D3

Removed (2004)

No

1934

72'9"

 

Cab relocated to Jordan Lake ESF

Swift Creek

Nash

Red Oak

 

NCDFR D5

Removed

No

1935

79'6"

 

 

Young

Johnston 

Dunn

 

NCDFR D6

Removed

No

1936

99'9"

 

 

Youngs Mountain

Rowan

Cleveland

 

NCDFR D10

Removed (1968)

No

 

 

 

"Tower cab on four crestone poles", Radio Tower