Ruidoso Lookout Tower
Ruidoso Lookout Tower | |
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| Location | Lincoln National Forest |
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| Nearest city | Ruidoso, New Mexico |
| Coordinates | 33°19′54″N 105°39′43″W / 33.33167°N 105.66194°W |
| Built | Completed 1940 |
| Architect | U.S. Forest Service |
| NRHP reference No. | 87002485[1][2] |
| Added to NRHP | January 27, 1988[1] |
Ruidoso Lookout Tower was completed in 1940 by the U.S. Forest Service to serve as a fire lookout tower within Lincoln National Forest, New Mexico, United States. It remains in active use for detection of urban/suburban fires in the town of Ruidoso, which has grown over the years to surround the tower. The structure is a 30’ Aermotor tower with metal catwalks and is topped with a 14’x14’ wooden cab.[3]
The structure is listed on the National Register of Historic Places,[1] as well as the New Mexico State Register of Cultural Places.[4]
The first detonation of a nuclear device by the Manhattan Project at Trinity Site was observed by Herbert Lee Traylor,[5] the forest ranger on duty at the Ruidoso Lookout tower at the time of the explosion.
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Ruidoso Lookout Tower". NPS Digital Library. National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 2010-04-06. (to search, use Resource Name = Ruidoso)
- ^ "New Mexico - Lincoln County". nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com. Retrieved 2010-04-06.
- ^ "Ruidoso Lookout Tower". nhlr.org. Retrieved 2010-04-06.
- ^ "New Deal Properties Listed in the State Register of Cultural Properties" (pdf). Retrieved 2010-04-06.
- ^ Traylor, Herbert Lee. Tales of the Sierra Blanca: Stories of Long Ago. Pioneer Publishing Company, 1983.
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