Forest Service camp, Spencer Mountain, ca. 1920
Contributed by Maine Forest Service
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The fire watchman and his wife at the Spencer Mountain fire lookout camp in about 1920.
The first fire watch tower at the mountain was built in 1906 of wood. In 1927, a 12-foot steel tower replaced it.
Other Information
- Title: Forest Service camp, Spencer Mountain, ca. 1920
- Creation Date: circa 1920
- Subject Date: circa 1920
- Town: T2 R13 WELS
- County: Piscataquis
- State: ME
- Media: Photograph
- Dimensions (cm): 9 x 13.5
- Object Type: Image
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Maine Forest Service
48 Hospital Street, Augusta, ME 04330
(207) 287-3244
http://www.maine.gov/doc/mfs/
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Safety
Fire lookouts--Maine
Fire lookout stations--Maine--T2 R13 WELS
Couples--Maine
Spouses--Maine
Spencer Mountain (Me.)
Dwellings--Maine--T2 R13 WELS
Log cabins--Maine--T2 R13 WELS
Maine. Bureau of Forestry--Facilities
Women fire lookouts--Maine
Fire prevention--Maine
Forest fires--Detection--Maine
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