| Beebe
Hill, NY
The local
Beebe Hill FFLA Chapter has been awarded the FFLA Restoration Grant Program's
fourth award in 2006. Bill Starr, FFLA-NY Director, is chairing the project. The
$500 grant is to be used toward the completion of restoration of the Beebe Hill
fire tower facility, including the observer cabin. Work is ongoing to restore
the observer cabin interior to make it a museum. It is hoped that the cabin will
be fully restored by the summer of 2007.
Replacement of broken window
panes and rotting window casements are some of the immediate tasks to be undertaken
on the cabin. Tower restoration tasks will include replacing all bolts and nuts,
raising railing heights, and completing painting. Beebe Hill is listed on the
National Historic Lookout Register (US #242, NY #19).
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