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Dickinson Hill Fire Tower
US
377
,
New York
22
Rensselaer County, New York
Elevation:
1760'
Coordinates:
N42.7933 W73.4144
Administrative Unit:
New York State Police
Cooperators:
Friends of Grafton Lakes State Park
Date Certified:
5/7/2001
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Constructed in 1924 by the State of New York and last used for fire detection in the 1980s, Dickinson Hill Fire Tower is a 60' Aermotor LS-40 with 7' x 7' metal cab. During World War II it was used by the Aircraft Warning Service and in the 1970s was the site of communication experiments by the U.S. Navy.
Additional information courtesy of Bill Starr, NHLR State Registrar: "A group from the Grafton Lake, N.Y. area has formed to adopt and restore this fire tower. Currently the facility is owned by the State Police who had two-way radio equipment mounted on the tower. This radio equipment has been moved to a new monopole. The group has been working to have the State Police transfer ownership of the land to the adjacent Grafton Lakes State Park, and with this transfer begin restoring the fire tower. With the current ‘Homeland Security’ issues this transfer has been delayed. The tower is registered on the National Historic Lookout Register, and a nomination to the National Register of Historic Places has been submitted for this tower."
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4/18/04 (Bob Eckler photo-courtesy Bill Starr)
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