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Cocke County, United States

Mount Cammerer Fire Lookout

Cocke County, United States

Mount Cammerer Fire Lookout
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Mount Cammerer Fire Lookout, a wooden fire lookout tower built in 1939 in Cocke County, Tennessee, exemplifies the National Park Service rustic architectural style. Constructed to monitor forest fire activity in the region, the structure reflects the CCC-era approach to park infrastructure that emphasized harmonizing functional buildings with their natural surroundings through the use of local materials and modest design. The tower has been recognized as a historic place on the National Register of Historic Places.

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Type
fire lookout tower
Heritage
National Register of Historic Places listed place
Place
Cocke County, United States

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