Lookout Site Regions: ORIGIN SITE ~ Southwest WA, RE-LO SITE ~ Northwest WA The move of the Three Corner Rock LO’s DNR cab from Southwest Washington to become the second story bedroom of a private home near Friday Harbor is an unusual Type 2 Re-Location. The FFLA’s website includes the following: “Likely developed by the… Continue reading Three Corner Rock Lookout moved to Friday Harbor
Category: Type 2 Re-Location
Lookouts sold to and moved to private ownership. Permission usually needed to view the re-located lookouts.
SUMMARY TABLES FOR ALL 4 TYPES OF RE-LOCATIONS
What’s a Re-Located Lookout? Many fire lookouts that were no longer considered useful in fire detection were destroyed in place. Others, the Re-Located Lookouts, were moved to a new location where they were used for other purposes. Some of these, the Type 1 Re-Located LOs, were given or sold to towns or public museums to… Continue reading SUMMARY TABLES FOR ALL 4 TYPES OF RE-LOCATIONS
East Flattop LO Ground Level Re-Located To Be Used As A Storage Shed
Lookout Site Regions: Origin Site ~ Southwest WA, Re-Lo Site ~ WA Coast The move of the ground floor level of the 2-story East Flattop Lookout from Southwest Washington to private property to be used as a storage shed is a non-typical Type 2 Re-Location. The history of fire lookouts on Flattop Mountain is complicated… Continue reading East Flattop LO Ground Level Re-Located To Be Used As A Storage Shed
Buttermilk Butte Lookout Re-Located to Private Property Near Twisp
Lookout Site Regions: ORIGIN SITE ~ North Central WA, RE-LO SITE ~ North Central WA This is an example of a Type 2 re-location. The Buttermilk Butte entry in Ray Kresek’s Fire Lookouts of the Northwest states that the lookout was: “Sold to Norm Reynaud & moved to ranch 4 mi w of Twisp in… Continue reading Buttermilk Butte Lookout Re-Located to Private Property Near Twisp
Blyn Lookout re-located to Beausite Lake
The Blyn Lookout cab was moved to Lake Beausite in the 1970s.