ARKANSAS LOOKOUTS
WHITE OAK MOUNTAIN
Scott County
Ouachita National Forest
10N-26W-1
Ouachita National Forest
10N-26W-1
October 5, 1928: "Waldron--48 foot lookout tower on White Oak Mt. nears completion." (Harrison Times)
1974: Removed
DESIGNATION - WHITE OAK LOT
PID - FG1915
STATE/COUNTY- AR/FRANKLIN
COUNTRY - US
USGS QUAD - HUNT (1963)
STATION DESCRIPTION
DESCRIBED BY US FOREST SERVICE 1971 (LHW)
THE STATION, WHITE OAK U. S. FORESTRY SERVICE LOOKOUT TOWER, IS THE
CENTER OF THE BASE OF A FOUR LEGGED STEEL TOWER WITH A METAL CABIN
MOUNTED ON TOP AND HAS AN OVERALL HEIGHT OF 85 FEET. THE STATION
IS LOCATED ABOUT 6 MILES NORTH AND 14 MILES WEST OF CLARKSVILLE, 5
MILES NORTH AND 7 MILES EAST OF OZARK, 8 MILES NORTH AND 3 MILES
EAST OF ALTUS, IN THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4
SECTION OF SECTION 1, R. 26 W., T. 10 N., AND ON PROPERTY LEASED BY
THE STATE.
TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE POST OFFICE IN OZARK, GO EAST ON
COLLEGE STREET FOR 0.15 MILE TO A CROSSROAD, STATE HIGHWAY 219,
(NORTH THIRD STREET). TURN LEFT AND GO NORTH ON STATE HIGHWAY 219
FOR 3.5 MILES TO A CROSSROAD, STATE HIGHWAY 352 ON THE LEFT AND A
GRAVELED ROAD ON THE RIGHT. TURN RIGHT AND GO EAST ON GRAVELED
ROAD FOR 2.1 MILES TO AN OFFSET CROSSROAD. TURN LEFT AND GO
NORTHERLY ON BLADED ROAD FOR 4.8 MILES TO A BLADED SIDE ROAD AND A
SIGN ON THE RIGHT TREE FARM. TURN RIGHT AND GO SOUTHERLY ON
BLADED ROAD FOR 0.2 MILE TO A FORK. BEAR RIGHT AND CONTINUE
SOUTHERLY FOR ABOUT 40 YARDS TO A DIM TRACK ROAD ON THE LEFT.
TURN LEFT AND FOLLOW DIM TRACK ROAD THROUGH BRUSH FOR 0.1 MILE TO
THE LOOKOUT TOWER.