Pennsylvania Fire Lookouts
There
are 449 known Pennsylvania Lookout sites
(Updated 12/21/08)
Name | County
| Type
& Make | Year
Blt | Disposition | Comments
|
Abbott
Mtn | Potter | Wood | >1917 | Not
Standing | Removed,
date unknown |
Albert
Lewis | Luzerne | Building | 1884 | Not
Standing | 1st
known Pa lookout |
Allegheny
Rdg | Lycoming | Tree | 1917 | Not
Standing | Removed,
date unknown |
Amberson
Rdg | Perry | U/A | U/A | Not
Standing | Early
1900s |
Ardell
Farm | Clearfield
| Bald
| U/A | Not
Standing | Used
circa 1917 |
Aristes | Columbia
| Steel,
A | 1919 | Not
Standing | Built
by AFPA, removed 1975 |
Asaph
| Tioga | Bald | U/A | Not
Standing | Removed
by 1924 |
Aughanbaugh
| Clinton | Wood?
| U/A | Not
Standing | Used
Early 1900s |
Baer
Mtn | Adams | Bald | U/A | Not
Standing | Used
circa 1917 |
Bailey
| Monroe | Wood
| 1916 | Not
Standing | Removed
by 1924, built by PFPA |
Bailey
Run Fork | Potter | Bald
| U/A | Not
Standing | Used
circa 1917 |
Baker
Oven | Union | Tree
| 1914 | Not
Standing | Removed
by 1924 |
Bald
Eagle | Westmoreland | Steel?
| 1913 | Not
Standing | Removed
by 1924 |
Bald
Knob | Huntingdon
| Steel,
A | 1921 | Not
Standing | Moved
1933, named Tyrone |
Bald
Knob | Somerset | Steel? | >1924 | Not
Standing | Removed
1933 |
Bald
Knob | Centre | Wood | 1909 | Not
Standing | Removed,
date unknown |
Bald
Knob | Westmoreland | Steel,
M-M | 1935 | Not
Standing | Removed,
unknown date after 1957 |
Bald
Mtn | Centre | Tree | 1914 | Not
Standing | Still
Used circa 1917 |
Baldwin
Run | Tioga | Steel,
A | 1921 | Not
Standing | Replaced
USGS tower, Removed about 1964 |
Bally
| U/A | Wood
| U/A | Not
Standing | Used
circa 1917, Pocono Mtns |
Bandana | York | Steel,
B-K | 1952 | Standing | Hanover
Water Co. |
Banning
Point | Fayette | Cabin | 1942 | Not
Standing | Removed
1950, also called Banning Knob |
Barree
| Centre | Tree | 1917 | Not
Standing | Removed
by 1924 |
Bear
Cave | Westmoreland | Steel,
A | 1923 | Standing | Private |
Bear
Run | Tioga | Bald | U/A | Not
Standing | Used
circa 1917 |
Bear
Springs | Luzerne | Steel,
A | 1960 | Standing | State |
Bears
Head | Schuylkill | Steel,
M-M | 1935 | Standing | State |
Beaver
| Snyder | Steel,
M-M | 1949 | Not
Standing | Removed,
date unknown |
Bell
Branch | Potter | Bald
| U/A | Not
Standing | Used
circa 1917 |
Berkey
Hill? | U/A | Bald | U/A | Not
Standing | Used
circa 1917 |
Bethlehem | U/A | Building | 1975 | U/A | No
Longer Used |
Beyer
Camp | Clearfield
| Tree | 1917 | Not
Standing | U/A |
Biedler
| Huntingdon | Tree | 1917 | Not
Standing | U/A |
Big
Fire Line | Tioga? | Bald | U/A | Not
Standing | Used
circa 1917 |
Big
Flat | Cumberland | Steel,
A | 1921 | Standing | State |
Big
Knob | Perry | Steel,
A | 1921 | Not
Standing | Removed
1994 |
Big
Knob | Fulton | Tree | 1914 | Not
Standing | Replaced
by Tuscarora, 1921. AKA Big Mtn |
Big
Pine Vista | Pike | Bald? | U/A | Not
Standing | Used
Early 1900s |
Big
Pocono | Monroe | Steel,
A | 1921 | Standing | State |
Big
Poe Mtn | Centre | Tree | 1915 | Not
Standing | Still
Used circa 1917 |
Big
Poe Mtn | Perry | Tree | 1909 | Not
Standing | Still
Used circa 1917 |
Big
Ridge | Tioga | Tree | 1914 | Not
Standing | Still
Used circa 1917 |
Big
Shiney | Lackawanna
| Steel,
A | 1928 | Not
Standing | Destroyed
by storm, 1950 |
Big
Turn | Huntingdon
| Tree | 1910 | Not
Standing | Still
Used circa 1917 |
Birch
Rocks | Clinton
| Bald | U/A | Not
Standing | Used
circa 1917 |
Bixel
Farm | Clinton
| Bald
| U/A | Not
Standing | Used
circa 1917 |
Black
Moshannon | Centre
| Poles | U/A | Not
Standing | Stood
until 1950s |
Bloss
Mtn | Tioga | Steel,
A | 1939 | Not
Standing | Moved
from Maple Hill, Removed 1986 |
Blue
Hill | Clearfield | Tree
| 1914 | Not
Standing | Still
Used circa 1917 |
Blue
Knob | Bedford | Steel,
A | 1921 | Not
Standing | Relocated,
1951, Removed 1991 |
Blue
Mtn | Mifflin | Steel,
A | 1921 | Not
Standing | Removed
before 1977 |
Blue
Ridge | Mifflin | Wood
| 1913 | Not
Standing | Removed,
date unknown |
Boone
Mtn | Elk | Steel,
A | 1921 | Not
Standing | Removed
1974 |
Boones
Mtn | Clearfield | Bald | U/A | Not
Standing | Used
circa 1917 |
Booney | Snyder | Tree | 1914 | Not
Standing | Still
Used circa 1917 |
Boot
Jack | Elk | Steel,
A | 1921 | Standing | State |
Bower
Mtn | Perry | Tree
| 1910 | Not
Standing | Still
Used circa 1917 |
Boyers
Knob | Northumberland | Steel,
A | 1921 | Not
Standing | Removed
1975 |
Branch
Mtn | Union | Bald | U/A | Not
Standing | Used
circa 1917 |
Brewer
Patch | Huntingdon
| Bald | U/A | Not
Standing | Used
circa 1917 |
Broad
Mtn | Carbon | Steel,
B | 1918 | Not
Standing | Replaced,
1933. AFPA built |
Broad
Mtn | Carbon | Steel?
| U/A | Not
Standing | Built
by coal Co. in use1924 |
Broad
Mtn | Huntingdon
| Tree
| 1906 | Not
Standing | Used
to circa 1917 |
Broad
Mtn | Carbon | Steel,
A | 1933 | Standing | County |
Broad
Ridge | Tioga | Tree
| 1916 | Not
Standing | Used
circa 1917 |
Brockton | Schuylkill
| Steel,
B | 1918 | Not
Standing | Removed
1929. AFPA built |
Brooks
Run | Cameron | Steel,
A | 1941 | Standing | State |
Brush
Mtn | Blair
| Steel,
B-K | 1923 | Not
Standing | Moved
1948, named Scalp Level |
Brush
Ridge | Huntingdon | Wood
| 1913 | Not
Standing | Still
Used circa 1917 |
Buck
Horn | Lycoming
| Steel,
A | 1921 | Not
Standing | Moved
1940, renamed Hemingway |
Buck
Ridge | Cumberland
| Steel,
B-K | 1934 | Not
Standing | Removed
1970s. moved from Staley Knob |
Buck
Ridge | Mifflin
| Tree
| U/A | Not
Standing | Used
circa 1917 |
Buckhorn
Ridge | Pike
| Bald
| U/A | Not
Standing | Used
circa 1917 |
Buckhorn
Ridge | Pike | Steel,
B-K | 1935 | Standing | State |
Buffalo
Mtn | Union
| Bald | U/A | Not
Standing | Used
circa 1917 |
Bull
Run | Tioga | Tree | 1914 | Not
Standing | Used
to circa 1917 |
Bulls
Head | Schuylkill
| Steel | 1922 | Not
Standing | Removed
1929, built by AFPA |
Bushkill
Lookout | Monroe | U/A | U/A | Not
Standing | U/A |
Cabin | Fayette | U/A | U/A | Not
Standing | Cabin
Used in 1924 |
Caledonia
Pike | Clearfield
| Tree | 1915 | Not
Standing | Still
Used circa 1917 |
Canal
Rock | Lycoming
| Tree | 1913 | Not
Standing | Still
Used circa 1917 |
Catawissa
| Columbia | Steel,
B-K | 1923 | Not
Standing | Removed
1976 |
Cherry
Springs | Potter | Steel,
A | 1921 | Standing | Blown
down 1985, replaced 1987 |
Chickaree
| Cambria | Steel,
A | 1921 | Not
Standing | Moved
1930, renamed Clymer |
Chimney
Rocks | Franklin
| Bald | U/A | Not
Standing | Used
1908 to circa 1917 |
Chimney
Rocks | Perry | Bald | U/A | Not
Standing | Used
1909 to circa 1917 |
Christmans
| Carbon | Steel,
A | 1921 | Not
Standing | Moved
1925, renamed Mauch Chunk |
Clarks
Knob | Franklin | Steel | 1943 | Not
Standing | Moved
from Pine Mtn. Removed 1945 |
Clessin
Mtn | Lycoming | Tree | 1917 | Not
Standing | U/A |
Clymer
| Indiana | Steel,
A | 1930 | Not
Standing | Moved
from Chickaree, Removed 1978 |
Coalmont
| Huntingdon | Bald | U/A | Not
Standing | Used
circa 1917 |
Coffin
Rocks | Clinton | Steel,
A | 1987 | Standing | State |
Coffin
Rocks | Clinton | Steel,
A | 1921 | Not
Standing | Blown
down, 1985, Replaced 1987 |
Cole
Hill | Warren | Steel,
A | 1925 | Standing | Seen in 2008 |
Confluence
Knob | Somerset?
| Bald
| U/A | Not
Standing | Used
1929 |
Conococochegue
| Perry | U/A | U/A | Not
Standing | Used
Early 1900s |
Cook
Forest | Clarion | Steel,
A | 1929 | Standing | State |
Cornwall
| Lancaster | Steel,
A | 1923 | Not
Standing | Removed
2004 |
Corwin's
Farm | Potter | Bald
| U/A | Not
Standing | Used
circa 1917 |
Cove
Mtn | Lycoming | Tree
| 1913 | Not
Standing | Still
Used circa 1917 |
Cow
Catcher | Franklin
| Tree | 1909 | Not
Standing | Still
Used circa 1917 |
Cowan | Fulton | Wood | 1914 | Not
Standing | Still
Used circa 1917 |
Crader's | Centre | Bald | U/A | Not
Standing | Used
circa 1917 |
Crandall | Potter | Steel,
A | 1920 | Not
Standing | Removed
1990, AKA Crandall Hill |
Cresco
| Monroe | Wood | 1916 | Not
Standing | Removed
before 1924 |
Cross
Mtn | Franklin | Steel,
I-S | 1934 | Not
Standing | Removed
1962 |
Crune
Lookout | Cameron | Wood | 1914 | Not
Standing | Still
Used circa 1917, Removed by 1924 |
Cummings | Westmoreland | Wood
| U/A | Not
Standing | Blew
down 1925 |
Dancing
Ridge | Monroe | Bald | U/A | Not
Standing | Used
circa 1917 |
Dancing
Ridge | Monroe | Steel,
B-K | 1935 | Not
Standing | Moved
from Snow Hill, ReMoved 1975 |
Del.
Water Gap | Monroe | Steel,
A | 1921 | Not
Standing | Removed,
date unknown |
Delroy | Tioga | Bald | U/A | Not
Standing | Used
circa 1917 |
Devil's
Half Acre | Cumberland | Bald | U/A | Not
Standing | Used
circa 1917 |
Diehl's
Hill | Huntingdon | Bald | U/A | Not
Standing | Used
circa 1917 |
Dry
Land Hill | Luzerne | Steel,
A | 1921 | Standing | State |
Dry
Meadow | Pike
| Steel,
M-M | 1934 | Not
Standing | Removed
1975 |
Dunlo
| Cambria
| U/A | U/A | Not
Standing | Used
about 1927 |
Eagle
Field | Centre | Steel,
A | 1982 | Standing | Private |
Eagle
Knob | Clinton | Wood | 1915 | Not
Standing | Still
Used circa 1917 |
Eastern
Kettle | Snyder | Bald | U/A | Not
Standing | Used
circa 1917 |
Edgemere
| Pike | Steel,
P | U/A | Not
Standing | Removed
1934 |
Eldridge
| Forest | Steel | U/A | Not
Standing | Another
name for Marienville? |
Elk
Hill | Susquehanna | Steel,
A | 1921 | Not
Standing | Removed
before 1989 |
Elk
Knob | Lycoming
| Bald | U/A | Not
Standing | Used
circa 1917 |
Elliott | Jefferson | Steel,
A | 1931 | Not
Standing | Moved
1985, renamed Eagle Field |
Elstie | Cambria | Steel,
A | 1930 | Not
Standing | Removed
1981 |
Ewing
Path | Huntingdon
| Bald | U/A | Not
Standing | Used
circa 1917 |
Exeter | Luzerne | Tree | U/A | Not
Standing | Used
1924 & 1925 |
Exeter
Lookout | Luzerne
| Tree | U/A | Not
Standing | Used
1924 & 1925 |
Faunce | Clearfield | Steel,
B-K | 1923 | Not
Standing | Removed
1979 |
First
Mtn | Center | Tree | 1917 | Not
Standing | U/A |
First
Mtn | Clinton | Wood | 1911 | Not
Standing | Still
Used circa 1917 |
Flag
Staff | Carbon | Steel | 1922 | Not
Standing | Built
by AFPA, Removed 1929 |
Flat
Ridge | Pike | Wood | 1910 | Not
Standing | Still
Used circa 1917 |
Flat
Rock | Clearfield | Tree | 1913 | Not
Standing | Still
Used circa 1917 |
Foresters | Monroe | Wood | 1913 | Not
Standing | Still
Used circa 1917 |
Fork
Hill | Clinton | Tree | 1915 | Not
Standing | Still
Used circa 1917 |
Fork
Hill | Tioga | Tree
| 1914 | Not
Standing | Still
Used circa 1917 |
Fort
Hill Knob | Somerset | Bald? | U/A | Not
Standing | Used
circa 1929 |
Four
Mile Hill | Clearfield | Bald | U/A | Not
Standing | Used
circa 1917 |
Fox
Hill | Luzerne | Steel,
M-M | 1934 | Not
Standing | Moved
1949, renamed Beaver |
Fox
Mtn | Potter | Steel,
A | 1916 | Not
Standing | Removed
1987 |
Freeland | Luzerne | Steel,
P | U/A | Not
Standing | Used
1925 - 1927, Replaced 1928 |
Freeland | Luzerne | Steel,
A | 1927 | Standing | State |
Frying
Pan | Tioga | Tree | 1910 | Not
Standing | Still
Used circa 1917 |
Furnace
Road | Huntingdon
| Bald? | 1912 | Not
Standing | Used
until circa 1917 |
Gleason | Tioga | Steel | 1914 | Not
Standing | Removed
1928 |
Glen
Campbell | Indiana | Steel,
A | 1921 | Not
Standing | Removed
1990 |
Glen
Summit | Luzerne | Steel,
B | 1919 | Not
Standing | Built
by AFPA, Removed 1929 |
Good
Springs | Schuylkill | Steel | >1924 | Not
Standing | Removed
1960s |
Goodall | Tioga | 1-Tree,
2-Steel, A | 1910 | Not
Standing | Tree
Replaced 1920, Removed 1983 |
Goodwin
Knob | Fayette | Building | 1922 | Not
Standing | Removed
1987 |
Goulds | Wayne | Steel,
B-K | 1923 | Standing | Private |
Gov.
Dick Hill | Lebanon | Wood
| U/A | Not
Standing | Removed,
date unknown |
Grandview | Luzerne | Steel,
A | 1979 | Standing | State |
Grassflat | Clearfield | Steel | 1923 | Not
Standing | Removed
1931 |
Greens
Knob | Huntingdon
| Bald | U/A | Not
Standing | Used
circa 1917 |
Greenwood | Huntingdon | Steel,
A | 1921 | Standing | State |
Grove
Mtn | Cameron | Steel,
A | 1921 | Not
Standing | Moved
1940, renamed Brooks |
Haldeman | Dauphin | Wood | 1935 | Not
Standing | Removed,
date unknown |
Hall's
Rocks | Clinton | Tree | 1913 | Not
Standing | Used
to circa 1917 |
Hammonds
Rocks | Cumberland | Bald | U/A | Not
Standing | Used
circa 1917 |
Hanley
| Elk | Steel,
A | 1926 | Not
Standing | Removed
circa 1990 |
Harrison | Tioga | Bald | 1910 | Not
Standing | Used
until circa 1917 |
Hartley | Union | Steel,
A | 1938 | Not
Standing | Moved
1950, renamed Sand Mtn |
Harveys | Luzerne | Steel,
A | 1921 | Not
Standing | Removed
before 2005 |
Hays
Lot | Jefferson | Steel,
A | 1921 | Standing | State |
Hays
Mills | Somerset | Steel,
B-K | 1922 | Standing | Private |
Hazelton | Luzerne | Building
| U/A | Not
Standing | Used
1950-51, burned |
Head
of Bailey Run | Cameron
| Bald | U/A | Not
Standing | Used
1905 to 1917 |
Hege
Ridge | Perry
| Steel | 1915 | Not
Standing | Removed
circa 1925 |
Hemingway | Lycoming | Steel,
A | 1940 | Not
Standing | Moved
from Buck Horn, ReMoved 1990 |
High
Knob | Pike
| Bald | U/A | Not
Standing | Replaced
1921 |
High
Knob | Pike | Steel,
A | 1921 | Standing | State
|
High
Rock | Adams
| Bald | U/A | Not
Standing | Used
circa 1917 |
High
Top | Snyder
| Bald | U/A | Not
Standing | Used
circa 1917 |
High
Top | Snyder
| Tree | 1910 | Not
Standing | Used
until circa 1917 |
Highland
Fling | Cambria | Steel,
A | 1921 | Not
Standing | Moved
1923, renamed Bear Cave |
Hog
Back | Union
| Bald | U/A | Not
Standing | Used
circa 1917 |
Holmes
Hurst | Lycoming | Steel,
A | 1921 | Not
Standing | Moved
1938, renamed Sprout Point |
Hopewell | Berks | Steel,
M-M | 1935 | Standing | State |
Hostein | Cambria | Steel,
Am T E | 1928 | Not
Standing | Removed
1960 |
Hough
Mtn | Centre | Tree | 1916 | Not
Standing | Still
Used circa 1917 |
Humboldt | Luzerne | Steel,
A | 1921 | Not
Standing | Removed
before 2005 |
Hunting | Pike
| U/A | U/A | Not
Standing | Used
circa 1909 |
Huntly
Hill | Lycoming | 1-Wood,
2-Steel | 1912 | Not
Standing | Removed
1933 |
Indian
Shanty | Potter
| Tree | 1913 | Not
Standing | Still
Used circa 1917 |
Jacks
Mtn | Huntingdon | Steel,
B-K | 1923 | Standing | State |
Jacoby
I | Lycoming
| Tree | 1913 | Not
Standing | Still
Used circa 1917 |
Jacoby
II | Lycoming
| Tree | 1917 | Not
Standing | U/A |
Johnson
| Mifflin
| Tree | 1911 | Not
Standing | Still
Used circa 1917 |
Johnson
Nursery | Clearfield | Tree | U/A | Not
Standing | Used
Early 1900s |
Jones
Mtn | Union
| Bald | U/A | Not
Standing | Used
circa 1917 |
Kahil
| Bradford | Steel,
B-K | 1922 | Not
Standing | Removed
1946, AKA Kahill & Cahill |
Keating
| Clinton
| Steel,
M-M | 1935 | Not
Standing | Removed
1975? |
Kecksburg
| Westmoreland
| Steel,
A | 1924 | Not
Standing | Moved
1938, renamed St Boniface |
Keefers | Schuylkill | Steel,
A | 1971 | Standing | State |
Keefer's
Gap | Franklin | Tree | 1915 | Not
Standing | Still
Used circa 1921 |
Kellogg | Bradford | Steel,
I-S | 1934 | Not
Standing | Removed
1987 |
Kinney | Tioga | Bald | U/A | Not
Standing | Used
circa 1917 |
Kinton
Knob | Bedford | Steel,
C | 1967 | Standing | State |
Kinzua | Warren | Steel
| >1925 | Not
Standing | USFS,
Removed by 1994, AKA Coal Hill |
Knevil
Hill | Lackawanna
| Bald | U/A | Not
Standing | Used
circa 1917 |
Knob
| Bedford | Tree | 1912 | Not
Standing | Still
Used circa 1917 |
Kooser | Somerset | Steel,
M-M | 1934 | Standing | Fish
Comm |
Laurel
Run | Centre | Tree | 1917 | Not
Standing | U/A |
Laurel
Run | Huntingdon | Wood | U/A | Not
Standing | Used
circa 1917 |
Laurel
Summit | Westmoreland
| Bald? | U/A | Not
Standing | Used
circa 1909 |
Lebo | Lycoming | Bald | 1912 | Not
Standing | Still
Used circa 1917 |
Lee | Tioga | Steel,
A | 1928 | Not
Standing | Removed
1986 |
Lehigh
Platform | Luzerne | Steel,
P | U/A | Not
Standing | Used
1924 & 1925 |
Lightner
Hill | Huntingdon | Bald | U/A | Not
Standing | Used
circa 1917 |
Lincoln
Farm | Elk
| Tree | 1914 | Not
Standing | Still
Used circa 1917 |
Little
Baer | Clinton
| Wood | 1914 | Not
Standing | Used
to circa 1917 |
Little
Bailey | U/A | Wood | U/A | Not
Standing | Poconos,
Used to 1930s |
Little
Flat | Centre | Steel,
B-K | 1922 | Standing | State |
Little
Flat | Centre
| Tree | 1917 | Not
Standing | U/A |
Little
Flat | Centre
| Wood | 1916 | Not
Standing | U/A |
Little
Mtn | Franklin
| Steel | 1932 | Not
Standing | Moved
from Pine Mtn, Moved to Clarks Knob |
Little
Shinny | Luzerne
| U/A | U/A | Not
Standing | U/A |
Lonesome
Pine | Franklin
| Tree | 1909 | Not
Standing | U/A |
Long
Mtn | Cumberland | Steel,
B-K | 1922 | Not
Standing | Moved
1952, renamed Bandana |
Long
Mtn | Mifflin
| Bald | U/A | Not
Standing | Used
circa 1917 |
Long
Ridge | Clinton | Tree | 1910 | Not
Standing | Still
Used circa 1917 |
Long
Ridge | Lycoming
| Steel,
A | 1921 | Not
Standing | Removed
1990 |
Lookout
Mtn | Potter | Bald | U/A | Not
Standing | Used
circa 1917 |
Loop | Blair | Steel,
B-K | 1922 | Standing | State |
Lost
Mtn | Cambria | Steel,
M-M | 1935 | Standing | State |
Low
Knob | Pike
| Bald | U/A | Not
Standing | Used
1908 to 1917 |
Lower
Yoder | Cambria | Steel,
A | 1921 | Standing | State |
Lykens | Dauphin | Steel,
B-K | 1923 | Not
Standing | Removed
1970s? |
Maple
Hill | Lycoming | Bald
| U/A | Not
Standing | Used
circa 1917 |
Maple
Hill | Tioga | Steel,
A | 1921 | Not
Standing | Moved
1939, renamed Bloss Mtn |
Marienville | Forest | Steel,
A | 1921 | Standing | State |
Marshburg | McKean | Steel,
A | 1935 | Not
Standing | USFS,
Removed before 1995 |
Martin
Hill | Bedford | 1-Tree,
2-Steel | 1912 | Not
Standing | Tree
Replaced 1921, steel Removed 2002 |
Mauch
Chunk | Carbon | Steel,
A | 1925 | Standing | State |
McAdoo
Rocks | Schuylkill | Bald | U/A | Not
Standing | Used
1930 to 1932 |
McDade | McKean | Steel,
B-K | 1923 | Not
Standing | Removed
before 1994 |
McElhattan | Clinton | Bald | U/A | Not
Standing | Used
circa 1917 |
McNitt | Mifflin | Tree | 1910 | Not
Standing | Still
Used circa 1917 |
McNuff | Potter | Wood | 1916 | Not
Standing | U/A |
Meadow
Ridge | Pike | Wood | 1916 | Not
Standing | U/A |
Mehoopany | Wyoming | Steel,
B-K | 1923 | Standing | State |
Mercer | Pike | Steel | 1915 | Not
Standing | Removed,
date unknown |
Middle
Ridge I | Snyder | Bald | U/A | Not
Standing | Still
Used circa 1917 |
Middle
Ridge II | Snyder | Tree | 1910 | Not
Standing | Still
Used circa 1917 |
Middleswarth | Snyder | Steel,
B-K | 1923 | Not
Standing | Removed
before 2005 |
Mill
Run | Tioga | Bald | U/A | Not
Standing | Used
circa 1917 |
Milliken | Mifflin | Tree | 1910 | Not
Standing | Still
Used circa 1917 |
Montdale | Lackawanna | Steel,
B-K | 1932 | Not
Standing | Removed
1947 |
Moores
Run | Potter | Bald | U/A | Not
Standing | Used
circa 1917 |
Morris
Point | Westmoreland | Steel,
A | 1925 | Not
Standing | Moved
1938 |
Mosier
Hill | Monroe | Bald | U/A | Not
Standing | Used
circa 1917 |
Mt
Beacon | McKean | Steel,
A | 1931 | Not
Standing | Removed
about 1985, AKA Beacon Hill |
Mt
Davis | Somerset | Steel,
A | U/A | Not
Standing | Removed,
date unknown |
Mt
Dunlap | Franklin | Steel,
M-M | 1936 | Standing | Private |
Mt
Penn | Berks | Wood | U/A | Not
Standing | U/A |
Mt
Penn | Berks | Building | 1941 | Standing | City |
Mt
Pleasant | Schuylkill | Steel,
A | 1921 | Not
Standing | Removed
mid 1990s |
Mt
Pocono | Monroe | Wood | 1915 | Not
Standing | Still
Used circa 1917 |
Mt
Tom | Tioga | Bald | U/A | Not
Standing | Used
circa 1917 |
Mud
Lick | Potter | Wood | 1913 | Not
Standing | Still
Used circa 1917 |
Musser
Path | Huntingdon | Tree | 1917 | Not
Standing | U/A |
Muzzette | Forest | Steel,
A | 1935 | Not
Standing | USFS,
Removed before 1995 |
Negro
Barrens | Monroe | Bald | U/A | Not
Standing | Used
circa 1917 |
Negro
Mtn | Somerset | Steel,
A | 1921 | Not
Standing | Removed
1976 |
Nigger | Huntingdon | Tree | 1916 | Not
Standing | U/A |
Nippenose
Road | Lycoming | Bald | U/A | Not
Standing | Used
circa 1917 |
Nittany | Clinton | Bald | U/A | Not
Standing | Used
circa 1917 |
Normalville
Knob | Somerset | Bald | U/A | Not
Standing | Used
circa 1930 |
North | Pike | Wood | 1913 | Not
Standing | Still
Used circa 1917 |
North
Mtn | Sullivan | Steel,
B-K | 1920 | Not
Standing | Built
by gun club, Replaced 1923, Removed 1989 |
North
Side | Clinton | Bald | U/A | Not
Standing | Used
circa 1917 |
Oak
Knob | Franklin | Tree | 1905 | Not
Standing | Still
Used circa 1911 |
Oak
Ridge | Tioga | Bald | U/A | Not
Standing | Used
circa 1917 |
Ohiopyle
Knob | Fayette | Bald | U/A | Not
Standing | Used
1929 & 1930 |
Old
Forge | Huntingdon | Bald | U/A | Not
Standing | Used
circa 1917, maybe wood |
Old
Town | Clearfield | Steel,
A | 1928 | Not
Standing | Removed
1978 |
Owls
Nest | Elk
| U/A | U/A | Not
Standing | USFS,
Removed date unknown |
Paddy
Mtn | Centre | Tree | 1910 | Not
Standing | Still
Used circa 1917 |
Pagoda | Berks | Building? | U/A | Not
Standing | Used
1927 & 1928 |
Panther | Centre | Steel,
A | 1959 | Not
Standing | Removed
1989 |
Panther
Rock | Cameron | Bald | U/A | Not
Standing | Used
circa 1917 |
Paper
Mill Knob | Potter | Bald | U/A | Not
Standing | Used
circa 1917 |
Penn
View | Indiana | Steel,
M-M | 1935 | Not
Standing | Removed
1981 |
Penobscot | Luzerne | Steel,
A | 1925 | Standing | State |
Perry | Pike | Wood | 1913 | Not
Standing | Still
Used circa 1917 |
Pimple
Hill | Monroe | Bald | U/A | Not
Standing | Used
circa 1917 |
Pinafore | Tioga | Bald | U/A | Not
Standing | Used
circa 1917 |
Pindleton | Cambria | Steel,
A | 1930 | Not
Standing | Removed
1992 |
Pine
Flat | Westmoreland | Bald | U/A | Not
Standing | Used
circa 1917 |
Pine
Grove | Huntingdon | Tree | U/A | Not
Standing | Used
circa 1917 |
Pine
Hill | Lackawanna | Bald | U/A | Not
Standing | Used
circa 1917, Removed 1981 |
Pine
Hill | Potter | Wood | U/A | Not
Standing | Used
circa 1917 |
Pine
Mtn | Franklin | 1-Wood,
2-Steel | 1905 | Not
Standing | Wood
Replaced 1914, moved 1932, renamed Little Mtn |
Pine
Swamp | Huntingdon | Tree | 1917 | Not
Standing | U/A |
Pine
Watch | Clinton | Tree | 1911 | Not
Standing | Still
Used circa 1917 |
Piney
Mtn | Adams | Steel | 1914 | Not
Standing | Removed
1933 |
Plantation | Clearfield | Tree | 1912 | Not
Standing | Still
Used circa 1917 |
Plumer | Venango | Steel,
M-M | 1935 | Standing | State |
Pocono
Knob | Monroe | Bald | U/A | Not
Standing | Used
circa 1917 |
Poe
Mtn | Centre | 1-Tree,
2-Steel | 1915 | Not
Standing | Tree
Replaced 1920, AKA Poe, steel Removed 1992 & Big Poe |
Pohopoco | Monroe | Steel,
I-S | 1934 | Standing | State |
Pole
Steeple | Cumberland | Bald | U/A | Not
Standing | Used
Early 1900s |
Polk
Hill | Franklin | Tree | 1917 | Not
Standing | U/A |
Pond
Field | Fayette | Steel,
M-M | 1935 | Standing | Private |
Pond
Field Knob | Fayette? | Bald? | U/A | Not
Standing | Used
1929 to 1932 |
Port
Clinton | Berks | Steel,
A | 1923 | Standing | State |
Preserve
Lookout | Clinton | Tree | 1916 | Not
Standing | U/A |
Primrose | Monroe | Wood | 1915 | Not
Standing | Still
Used circa 1917 |
Prospect | McKean | Steel,
A | 1925 | Not
Standing | Replaced
1967 |
Prospect | McKean | Steel,
C | 1967 | Standing | County |
Pump
Station | Lycoming | Wood | 1914 | Not
Standing | Replaced
1920 |
Pump
Station | Lycoming | Steel,
A | 1919 | Standing | State |
Purdue | Centre | Steel,
A | 1925 | Not
Standing | Removed
1959 |
Rarick | Tioga | Steel,
B-K | 1923 | Not
Standing | Removed
1973 |
Rathburn
Place | Elk | Tree | 1913 | Not
Standing | Still
Used circa 1917 |
Rattlesnake | Centre | Steel,
A | 1931 | Standing | State |
Rattlesnake
Ridge | Clinton | Bald | U/A | Not
Standing | Used
circa 1917 |
Rauchtown
| Clinton | Steel,
I-S | 1935 | Not
Standing | Removed
1973 |
Raven
Rock | Huntingdon | Bald | U/A | Not
Standing | Used
circa 1917 |
Red
Ridge | Lycoming | Wood | 1916 | Not
Standing | U/A |
Red
Ridge Point | Lycoming | Tree | 1914 | Not
Standing | Still
Used circa 1917 |
Riansares | Clinton | Steel,
A | 1921 | Not
Standing | Removed,
1990s? |
Ricketts | Wyoming | Steel,
A | 1921 | Not
Standing | Moved,
rebuilt privately |
Ridge
Lookout | Cameron | Bald | U/A | Not
Standing | Used
circa 1917 |
Rising
Mtn | Perry | Tree | 1909 | Not
Standing | Still
Used circa 1917 |
Rising
Mtn | Franklin | Tree | 1913 | Not
Standing | Still
Used circa 1917 |
Ritchie
Hill | Clinton | Bald | U/A | Not
Standing | Used
circa 1917 |
Roberts
Branch | Tioga | Bald | U/A | Not
Standing | Used
circa 1917 |
Robertsdale | Huntingdon | Wood | 1920's | Not
Standing | Replaced
1928, built by coal co. |
Rock
Ridge | Potter | Tree | 1913 | Not
Standing | Still
Used circa 1917 |
Rock
Ridge | Potter | Tree | 1915 | Not
Standing | Still
Used circa 1917 |
Rockhill | Fulton | Steel,
A | 1927 | Standing | Private |
Rockton | Clearfield | Steel,
A | 1975 | Standing | State |
Rocky
Mtn | Franklin | Steel | U/A | Not
Standing | Used
1913 - 1917 |
Rocky
Mtn | Franklin | Bald | U/A | Not
Standing | Used
circa 1917 |
Rogers | Lycoming | Bald | U/A | Not
Standing | Used
circa 1916 |
Rolling
Rock | Westmoreland | Steel | 1919? | Standing | Private |
Round
Mtn | Huntingdon | Steel | 1921 | Not
Standing | Moved
1928, renamed Rock Hill |
Round
Top | Lycoming | Bald | U/A | Not
Standing | Used
circa 1917 |
Round
Top | Centre | Wood | 1918 | Not
Standing | Standing
until 1927 |
Round
Top | Elk | Wood | 1940 | Not
Standing | USFS,
fate unknown |
Round
Top | Potter | Tree | 1915 | Not
Standing | Still
Used circa 1917 |
Royal
Ridge | Mifflin? | Tree | U/A | Not
Standing | Used
circa 1917 |
Saeger | Huntingdon | Wood | 1917 | Not
Standing | U/A |
Salem
Mtn | Wayne | Steel,
M-M | 1936 | Not
Standing | Removed
1985 |
Sand
Bed | Tioga | Bald | U/A | Not
Standing | Used
circa 1917 |
Sand
Knob | Huntingdon | Tree | 1917 | Not
Standing | U/A |
Sand
Mtn | Union | Steel,
A | 1917 | Not
Standing | Replaced
1951 |
Sand
Mtn | Union | Bald | U/A | Not
Standing | Used
circa 1917 |
Sand
Mtn | Centre | Wood | 1910 | Not
Standing | U/A |
Sand
Mtn | Centre | Tree | 1915 | Not
Standing | Still
Used circa 1917 |
Sand
Mtn | Union | Steel,
A | 1951 | Standing | State |
Sandy
Ridge | Centre | Steel,
A | 1921 | Standing | State |
Sandy
Sod | Franklin | Tree | 1915 | Not
Standing | Still
Used circa 1917 |
Scalp
Level | Cambria | Steel,
TS | 1928 | Not
Standing | Coal
co. owned, Removed 1974 |
Schoonover | Clinton | Tree | 1917 | Not
Standing | U/A |
Scrub
Flat | Clinton | Tree | 1917 | Not
Standing | U/A |
Scrub
Oak | Lackawanna | Steel,
A | 1921 | Not
Standing | Removed
1989 |
Second
Mtn | Centre | Tree | 1912 | Not
Standing | Still
Used circa 1917 |
Second
Mtn | Centre | Tree | 1917 | Not
Standing | U/A |
Shade
Mtn | Juniata | Steel,
I-S | 1935 | Not
Standing | Removed
1994 |
Shaffers
Path | Lycoming | Steel,
A | 1921 | Not
Standing | Removed
1975 |
Sheffield | Warren | Steel,
A | 1925 | Not
Standing | Removed
1994 |
Shenandoah | Schuylkill | Steel,
T | U/A | Not
Standing | Used
1929 - 1932 |
Shermans
Mtn | Perry | Tree | 1909 | Not
Standing | Still
Used circa 1917 |
Shermans
Mtn | Perry | Steel,
B-K | 1923 | Not
Standing | Removed
1977 |
Shickshinny | Luzerne | Steel,
A | 1921 | Not
Standing | Removed
after 1957 |
Shickshinny | Luzerne | Steel,
A | U/A | Standing | Private |
Sideling
Hill | Fulton | Steel,
B-K | 1923 | Standing | State |
Silver
Creek | Schuylkill | Steel,
A | 1925 | Standing | State |
Slate
Ridge | Mifflin? | Tree | U/A | Not
Standing | Used
circa 1917 |
Smith
Place | Clearfield | Tree | 1914 | Not
Standing | Replaced
1921, Removed 1974 |
Smithfield
| U/A | Wood | 1915 | Not
Standing | Built
by PFPA, Removed date unknown |
Snow
Hill | Monroe | 1-Building,
2- Wood, 3- Steel | U/A | Not
Standing | steel
moved 1935, renamed Dancing Ridge |
Snow
Shoe | Centre | Steel,
A | 1921 | Standing | State |
Snowy
Mtn | Franklin | Steel,
A | 1930 | Standing | Destroyed
by vandals 1973, rebuilt 1975, State |
South | Pike | Wood | 1913 | Not
Standing | Still
Used circa 1917 |
South
Side | Clinton | Bald | U/A | Not
Standing | Used
circa 1917 |
Springfield | Fayette | Steel,
A | 1953 | Standing | Private |
Sprout
Point | Lycoming | Steel,
A | 1938 | Not
Standing | Moved
from Holmes Hurst ReMoved1985 |
Spruce
Mtn | Mifflin? | Tree | U/A | Not
Standing | Used
circa 1917 |
St
Boniface | Westmoreland | Steel,
A | 1935 | Not
Standing | Moved
from Kecksburg, Removed 1974 |
St
Lawrence | Cambria | Steel,
A | 1921 | Not
Standing | Removed
1978 |
St
Petersburg | Clarion | Steel,
A | 1937 | Not
Standing | Removed
1982, AKA Kahle |
Staley's
Knob | Adams | 1-Tree,
2-Wood | 1904 | Not
Standing | Tree
replaced 1912, Replaced 1922 moved 1934, renamed Buck Ridge |
State
Capitol | Dauphin | Building | U/A | Standing | Used
1920s, no longer used |
Stone
Mtn | Huntingdon | Tree | 1907 | Not
Standing | Still
Used circa 1917 |
Stony
Mtn | Dauphin | Steel,
B-K | 1923 | Not
Standing | Replaced
1967 |
Stony
Mtn | Dauphin | Steel,
C | 1967 | Standing | State |
Stony
Point | Union | Bald | U/A | Not
Standing | Used
circa 1917 |
Stony
Point | Carbon | Steel,
A | 1921 | Standing | State |
Strattenville | Clarion | Steel,
A | 1928 | Not
Standing | Removed
1964 |
Sugar
Loaf | Fayette | Steel,
A | 1921 | Not
Standing | Removed,date
unknown |
Summit
Colliery | Carbon | Steel? | 1924 | Not
Standing | Built
by coal co |
Tamarack | Clinton | Bald | U/A | Not
Standing | Used
circa 1917 |
Tamarack | Clinton | Steel,
A | 1920 | Standing | State |
Tannery
Hill | Tioga | Tree | 1914 | Not
Standing | Still
Used circa 1917 |
Tark
Hill | Lackawanna | Steel? | 1951 | Not
Standing | Replaced
1960 |
The
Knob | Union | Bald | U/A | Not
Standing | Used
circa 1917 |
The
Knob | Clinton | Wood | 1910 | Not
Standing | Still
Used circa 1917 |
The
Knobs | Clearfield | Steel,
A | 1921 | Standing | State |
Thick
Mtn | Mifflin? | Tree | U/A | Not
Standing | Used
circa 1917 |
Thickhead | Centre | Tree | 1915 | Not
Standing | Still
Used circa 1917 |
Three
Runs | Cameron | Steel,
B-K | 1923 | Not
Standing | Removed
1979 |
Three
Runs | Clearfield | Wood | U/A | Not
Standing | Early
1900s, Used 15 years |
Tionesta | Forest | Steel,
A | 1928 | Standing | State |
Treaster | Centre | Tree | 1913 | Not
Standing | Still
Used circa 1917 |
Treaster
High Top | Mifflin | Tree | U/A | Not
Standing | Used
circa 1917 |
tree
Top | Pike
| U/A | U/A | Not
Standing | Used
Early 1900s |
Trevorton | NorthumberLand | Steel,
I-S | 1934 | Not
Standing | Removed
before 2006 |
Tri
County | Blair | Steel,
A | 1928 | Not
Standing | Removed
1976 |
Trout
Run | Clinton | Wood | 1917 | Not
Standing | U/A |
Tunnel
Hill | U/A | U/A | 1915 | Not
Standing | In
Poconos |
Tuscarora | Fulton | Steel,
A | 1921 | Not
Standing | Removed
1978 |
Tussey
Mtn | Huntingdon | Steel,
A | 1933 | Not
Standing | Removed
1977 |
Tyrone | Huntingdon | Steel,
A | 1933 | Not
Standing | Removed
1972 |
Upper
Beam Field | Westmoreland | Bald | U/A | Not
Standing | Used
circa 1917 |
USGS | Tioga | Wood | 1899 | Not
Standing | Replaced1921 |
Victory | Venango | Steel,
A | 1925 | Not
Standing | Removed
1959 |
Virginia
Rocks | Franklin | Bald | U/A | Not
Standing | Used
circa 1917 |
Wagner | Juniata | Steel,
B-K | 1923 | Not
Standing | Removed,
date unknown |
Walters
Run | Clinton | Tree | 1913 | Not
Standing | Still
Used circa 1917 |
Washington
Springs | Fayette | Steel,
A | 1928 | Standing | Private |
Waterville | Lycoming | Steel,
I-S | 1933 | Not
Standing | Removed
1975 |
Weiss
Hollow | Elk | Wood | U/A | Not
Standing | Used
Early 1900s |
West
Branch | Centre | Wood | 1914 | Not
Standing | Still
Used circa 1917 |
West
Fall | Pike | Steel,
B-K? | 1923 | Not
Standing | Replaced
about 1935 |
West
Hill | Tioga | 1-Tree,
2-Wood | >1913 | Not
Standing | Tree
Replaced 1915, Still Used circa 1917 |
West
Pike | Potter | Steel,
A | 1920 | Not
Standing | Removed
about 1985 |
Wheeler | Warren | Steel,
B-K | 1923 | Standing | USFS |
Whetham | Clinton | Steel,
B-K | 1923 | Not
Standing | Removed
1990 |
Whipple | Huntingdon | Wood | 1916 | Not
Standing | U/A |
White
Deer Mtn | Union | Tree | 1913 | Not
Standing | Still
Used circa 1917 |
White
Rocks | Franklin | Wood | 1914 | Not
Standing | Removed
1932 |
Whittaker | Pike | Wood | 1914 | Not
Standing | Still
Used circa 1917 |
Whittimore | Cameron | Steel,
A | 1921 | Standing | State |
Wildwood | Elk | Steel,
B-K | 1922 | Not
Standing | Removed
1976 |
Williamsport
Rd | Lycoming | Bald | U/A | Not
Standing | Used
circa 1917 |
Wills | Wyoming | Steel,
A | U/A | Standing | Private |
Winslow | Elk | Steel,
B-K | 1925 | Not
Standing | Removed
2001 |
Work
Hill | Fayette | Cabin | 1924 | Not
Standing | removed
1924 |
Yorkville | Schuylkill | Steel,
A | 1941 | Not
Standing | Removed
1973 |
Zimmerman | Forest | Steel,
A | U/A | Not
Standing | USFS,
Removed, date unknown |
Zook | Huntingdon | Tree | 1916 | Not
Standing | U/A |
| Total Sites | Total | Total Standing Inactive | Total No Longer Standing | |
| Totals | 449 | 27 | 36 | 380 |
Notes: - Fire Tower research by Merl Waltz, September 2006 with assistance from many but special thanks to Steve Cummings and Robert Spear. Corrections & comments to merlwaltz@innernet.net or paforestfiremuseum.org
| Key: U/A - Unavailable at this time Make abbreviations: Am T &
E= American Tube & Electric Comments abbreviations: AFPA= Anthracite
Forest Protective Association |