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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

Totals:

Total standing active - 27
Total standing inactive - 36
Total no longer standing - 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
A= Aermotor
B= Baker Manufacturing Co
B-K= Blaw-Knox
C= Caldwell
I-S= International-Stacey
M-M= McClintic-Marshall
P=Platform
T=Tank
TS= Tubular Steel

Comments abbreviations:

AFPA= Anthracite Forest Protective Association
PFPA= Pocono Forest Protective Association
USFS= United States Forest Service

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