SKAMANIA COUNTY
BADGER PEAK
Columbia > Gifford Pinchot National Forest
9N-7E-12
9N-7E-12
April 16, 1926: "The expenditure of funds for the construction of lookout towers and telephone lines in the Rainier forest will inaugurate a new system of fire control, according to Mr. Fenby, which is expected to greatly reduce the fire loss in this section.
The first tower will be constructed on Badger peak, which is on the ridge between the Lewis and Cispus rivers midway between Mt. Adams and Mt. St. Helens. This lookout will cover eastern Lewis and Skamania counties and the ranger in charge will have a 30-mile view in all directions. These lookout towers are a combination ranger cabin with a glass enclosed cupola in the top containing as instrument known as the Osborne fire finder." (The Chehalis Bee-Nugget)
The first tower will be constructed on Badger peak, which is on the ridge between the Lewis and Cispus rivers midway between Mt. Adams and Mt. St. Helens. This lookout will cover eastern Lewis and Skamania counties and the ranger in charge will have a 30-mile view in all directions. These lookout towers are a combination ranger cabin with a glass enclosed cupola in the top containing as instrument known as the Osborne fire finder." (The Chehalis Bee-Nugget)
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