Rhode Island Fire Towers
George Washington Tower


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Town: Burrillville
County: Providence
Mountain or Hill: Unknamed Knoll
Height above sea level: Unknown
Tower Structure Height: 65 FT
Latitude: 41-55-38
Longitude: 71-45-18
First date of operation: 1934
Type: Steel Tower

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Notes

  • This tower was built inside the George Washington State Forest on an unnamed knoll
  • The tower site is said to be at the top of the knoll at the end of the old entrance road to the park.
  • This tower was moved to the Escoheag site in 1938
  • A 2005 trip here by FFLA members failed to locate the former site.

 


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