Adirondack fire tower system
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The Adirondack fire tower system is a historic network of lookout towers built across New York’s Adirondack Mountains to detect and monitor forest fires.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fire lookout network
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historic preservation resource ⓘ |
| conservationRole | protection of Adirondack Park forests ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| currentUse |
hiking destination
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historic interpretation ⓘ |
| declineCause | adoption of aerial fire detection ⓘ |
| governedBy | New York State forest fire protection policies ⓘ |
| hasAssociatedTrailSystem | Adirondack Fire Tower Challenge routes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMaterial |
steel (later towers)
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wood (early towers) ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Azure Mountain fire tower
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Bald Mountain (Rondaxe) fire tower NERFINISHED ⓘ Black Mountain fire tower (Lake George) NERFINISHED ⓘ Blue Mountain fire tower NERFINISHED ⓘ Cathead Mountain fire tower NERFINISHED ⓘ Goodnow Mountain fire tower NERFINISHED ⓘ Hadley Mountain fire tower NERFINISHED ⓘ Hurricane Mountain fire tower NERFINISHED ⓘ Kane Mountain fire tower NERFINISHED ⓘ Lyon Mountain fire tower NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Arab fire tower NERFINISHED ⓘ Owls Head Mountain fire tower NERFINISHED ⓘ Poke-O-Moonshine Mountain fire tower NERFINISHED ⓘ Snowy Mountain fire tower NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Regis Mountain fire tower NERFINISHED ⓘ Vanderwhacker Mountain fire tower NERFINISHED ⓘ Wakely Mountain fire tower NERFINISHED ⓘ fire lookout tower ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
forest fire detection
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forest fire monitoring ⓘ |
| hasUse |
communication of fire locations to rangers
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early wildfire smoke detection ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | many towers listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | peak use mid-20th century ⓘ |
| influenced | fire tower construction in other New York regions such as the Catskills ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Adirondack Mountains
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New York State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
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local volunteer groups ⓘ |
| notableFeature | panoramic views of Adirondack landscape from cabs ⓘ |
| partOf | Adirondack Park fire management infrastructure NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent | expansion after major early 1900s forest fires in the Adirondacks ⓘ |
| startTime | early 20th century ⓘ |
| typicalElevation | mountaintops ⓘ |
| usedBy |
New York State Conservation Commission
NERFINISHED
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New York State Department of Environmental Conservation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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