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Badger Mountain Lookout, .125 mile northwest of Badger Mountain summit, East Wenatchee, Douglas County, WA

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Badger Mountain Lookout, .125 mile northwest of Badger Mountain summit, East Wenatchee, Douglas County, WA

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Summary

Significance: Badger Mountain Lookout and its site are significant to the history of the USDA Forest Service and its development of a comprehensive forest fire surveillance and detection system. The lookout embodies the distinctive characteristics of a uniquely functional property type designed for construction in a challenging mountain terrain.
Survey number: HABS WA-208

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Date

1933 - 1970
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Contributors

Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
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Location

douglas county47.41568, -120.29313
Google Map of 47.41568239999999, -120.2931263
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No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html

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