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From: "jackson family" <>
Subject: Re: [ARIZARD] Fire Towers
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2006 09:29:36 -0700
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Ususally these fire towers are run either by the State Forestry or the US
Forest Service.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Vera Reeves" <>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, September 25, 2006 9:03 AM
Subject: [ARIZARD] Fire Towers


> Mike, your're asking the wrong person.
> I no nothing about these towers other than I've heard a little about the
> Matney Tower across the White River from Norfork. It was removed in 1988,
> t
> hadn't been used in years. I never heard if a look-out was in the tower at
> all times. I know when you're coming from the south into Calico Rock you
> can
> see the light on top of Sugar Loaf Mtn. I believe the tower is still
> standing and is on the list of Historic places. My guess is Sugar Loaf is
> in
> Stone County also ?? The Green Tower is no longer standing.
>
> If you want to know more about these you might start with the Forestry.
>
>> Vera,
>> Can you give me a little information about these old fire towers. I am
>> sure
>> they are not used anymore at all. I just do know there was one east of
>> our
>> farm house north of Brockwell in the woods off the Pleasant Ridge or
>> Slow
>> Go
>> Road. The Rains family ran it for years and some other family. Janice
>> Roberts can tell you more about who was there than I can. What were the
>> job
>> requirements? Were they or a member of their family to be in the tower
>> 24 hours
>> per day to look out for fires. If they are no longer used, how long ago
>> were
>> they discontinued. Vera, Janice, Juanita, and Judy when she gets email,
>> that
>> could make an interesting future article for the Historian. I have
>> always
>> been curious about them but knew nothing about them. Where we would
>> find
>> information about them such as where each one was located in the county,
>> their
>> years of operation, the people who operated them, and so on. It would
>> make
>> interesting reading. I would like to do an article on that one if I
>> knew
>> where
>> to start or someone else can if they are more interested. It is not a
>> problem at all. Vera, where could we find all this information -
>> Arkansas Forestry
>> Dept.? And would they freely give us the info.
>>
>> Mike Walker
>
>
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