Chenocetah Fire Tower

Chenocetah Fire Tower, in the Chenocetah Mountains above Cornelia, Georgia, was built in 1937 as part of a Farm Security Administration public works program during the Depression to aid fire detection in the Chattahoochee National Forest. The 40-foot stone tower was dedicated on June 7, 1938, and after World War II was rededicated in memory of three forest workers who died during the war. It served as an active fire lookout until 1975, returned to seasonal use in 1989, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. It remains significant for both its New Deal origins and its role in north Georgia wildfire detection history.

Cornelia, Georgia · United States