Tall Peak Fire Tower

The Tall Peak Fire Tower is a historic fire tower in Ouachita National Forest. It is located at the top of Tall Peak in the southwestern part of the national forest in Polk County, Arkansas. It is a fieldstone structure, built about 1938 by a crew of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), and features the distinctive flared corners that typify CCC architecture. It is accessible via a forest service road off Polk County 64 (also known as Forest Service Road 38).[2]

Tall Peak Fire Tower
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Nearest city	Athens, Arkansas
Coordinates	34°23′11″N 94°2′33″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1938 (1938)
Built by	Civilian Conservation Corps
Architectural style	Rustic
MPS	Facilities Constructed by the CCC in Arkansas MPS
NRHP reference No.	93001077[1]
Added to NRHP	October 20, 1993

The tower was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "NRHP nomination for Tall Peak Fire Tower" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-09-22.