Sproul Hill, in New York’s Finger Lakes west of Watkins Glen, is known for the Sugar Hill Fire Tower, a 67-foot-6-inch steel lookout erected there in 1941 by the Civilian Conservation Corps. Planned first as a lookout near Prattsburgh, the project shifted to Sproul Hill because it offered better visibility and could work with the next tower covering the Corning–Painted Post area. Though standing on Sproul Hill, the tower took its name from the surrounding Sugar Hill reforestation area. Built to protect extensive State Forest lands in New York’s Southern Tier, it remained in service until aerial fire detection replaced tower operations in 1988 and 1989.