New Hampshire Fire Towers
Abenaki Tower


Abenaki Tower
(Photo courtesy Iris Baird)

 

Town: Tuftonboro
County: Carrol
Mountain or Hill: Abenaki
Height above sea level: 745 FT
Tower Structure Height: Unknown
Latitude: 43-40-55
Longitude: 71-17-00
First date of operation: 1929
Operating Agency: NH Forestry Comm.
Type: Unknown


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Notes

  • Private, built c. 1929, rebuilt 1979, standing
  • Built by the Abenaki Tower Association, of Melvin Village, associated with the Wawbeek Hotel and cottages, is was used during World War II for aircraft spotting, and occasionally for fire detection.

 


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