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Monumental Butte

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Elevation: 6994′St. Joe National Forest

History

1919 – The first lookout cabin built in the St Joe * (Harship * Happy Times by Bert Russel)
1921 – Cabin burned
1922- 13′ x 13′ cab with open roof platform

1924 – Staffed by Frank Dugan (*Hardship & Happy Times by Bert Russel)
1924 – Destroyed by lightning
1925 – Replaced with cupola cabin on south butte
1969 – Destroyed

Courtesy Fire Lookout Museum
Courtesy Fire Lookout Museum

The below photos were taken of the tower after it was hit by lightning. From the Bert Russel Collection.

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