Azure Mountain Fire Observation Station | |
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Location | Azure Mountain, Waverly, New York |
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Coordinates | 44°32′28″N 74°30′0″W / 44.54111°N 74.50000°W / 44.54111; -74.50000 |
Area | 3.7 acres (1.5 ha) |
Built | 1918 |
Architect | Aermotor Corporation |
MPS | Fire Observation Stations of New York State Forest Preserve MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 01001036[1] |
Added to NRHP | September 23, 2001 |
The Azure Mountain Fire Observation Station is a historic fire observation station located on Azure MountainatWaverlyinFranklin County, New York. The station and contributing resources include a 40-foot-tall (12 m), steel-frame lookout tower erected in 1918, a jeep trail now used as a hiking trail, which extends from the base of the mountain to two former observers' cabins, and a foot trail from the cabins to the summit. The tower is a prefabricated structure built by the Aermotor Corporation to provide a front line of defense in preserving the Adirondack Forest Preserve from the hazards of forest fires.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[1]
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