Jim Haynes, Mitchell Mountain, 1920
Contributed by Maine Forest Service
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Jim Haynes, the Forest Service fire watchman at Mitchell Mountain in Haynesville in 1920.
The wood fire observation tower was built in 1918 at a height of 36-feet. A steel tower of the same height replaced it in 1927.
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- Title: Jim Haynes, Mitchell Mountain, 1920
- Creation Date: 1920
- Subject Date: 1920
- Town: Haynesville
- County: Aroostook
- State: ME
- Media: Photograph
- Dimensions (cm): 13.8 x 8
- Object Type: Image
For more information about this item, contact:
Maine Forest Service
48 Hospital Street, Augusta, ME 04330
(207) 287-3244
http://www.maine.gov/doc/mfs/
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Maine. Bureau of Forestry--Facilities
Mitchell Mountain (Me.)
Fire prevention--Maine
Watchmen--Maine--Haynesville
Fire lookout stations--Maine--Haynesville
Safety
Forest fires--Detection--Maine
Fire lookouts--Maine
Maine. Bureau of Foresty--Employees
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