HISTORY · FIRE LOOKOUT TOWER

Dodger Point Fire Lookout

History
Dodger Point Fire Lookout is a historic fire observation station on a peak in Olympic National Park, built in 1933 by the U.S. Forest Service when the area was still part of Olympic National Forest, possibly with Civilian Conservation Corps help. Set above the timber line in an exposed mountain location, the small one-story frame building was designed to detect wildfires across the surrounding landscape. Its practical design includes wood clapboards, a pitched roof, and windows on all four sides with wooden shutters. During World War II it also served as an Aircraft Warning Service station. It is one of only two surviving lookouts of thirteen once built in what is now the park.
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