MINNESOTA LOOKOUTS
BIRCHDALE
Koochiching County
159N-27W-3
159N-27W-3
1928: A 80-foot steel tower with ladder access was erected.
DESIGNATION - BIRCHDALE FIRE TOWER
PID - TC0537
STATE/COUNTY- MN/KOOCHICHING
COUNTRY - US
USGS QUAD - BIRCHDALE (1968)
STATION DESCRIPTION
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1967 (LMC)
STATION IS LOCATED ABOUT 1 MILE EAST OF BIRCHDALE, ON SOUTH SIDE
OF STATE HIGHWAY 11 AND ON PROPERTY OF STATE FOREST SERVICE.
TO REACH FROM THE MAIN CROSSROAD IN BIRCHDALE, (WHICH IS 0.05
MILE EAST OF THE BIRCHDALE POST OFFICE, GO EAST ON STATE HIGHWAY
11 FOR 0.95 MILE TO STATION ON RIGHT AS DESCRIBED.
THE TOWER IS 100 FEET HIGH, IS GRAY AND HAS GREEN TRIM, IS A
METAL CABIN OF THE BIRD CAGE TYPE AND IS SUPPORTED BY 4 LEGS.