Pelham Tower in 2000
(photo courtesy Josh Nigro)

Town: Pelham
County: Hampshire
Mountain or Hill: Lincoln Mountain
Height above sea level: 1238 FT
Tower Structure Height: 68 FT
Latitude: 42-21-49
Longitude: 72-25-23
First date of operation: May 19, 1913
Type: Steel Tower

Pelham Tower in 1997
(photo courtesy Bill Cobb)

• This is currently an active state tower
• The first tower was an existing 25 FT open wooden tower owned by the Amherst Mountain Club
• Permission was granted to the state to use the tower for fire detection
• Two miles of phone line is then run to this location
• In 1920, a 48 FT steel tower moved from the Hanson site is erected here
• In 1942, this tower is dismantled and moved to Plymouth
• At the time of the move, a new 65 FT tower provided by the US Forest Service is built
• In 1957, the current 68 FT tower is built