MINNESOTA LOOKOUTS
COTTON
Saint Louis County
54N-17W-16
54N-17W-16
1937: The Civilian Conservation Corps erected a 100-foot steel tower.
DESIGNATION - COTTON LOOKOUT TOWER
PID - SJ2194
STATE/COUNTY- MN/ST LOUIS
COUNTRY - US
USGS QUAD - KELSEY (1963)
STATION DESCRIPTION
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1952 (DAJ)
THE STATION IS LOCATED ABOUT 2 MILES WEST OF THE VILLAGE OF
COTTON. IT IS A 4 LEGGED STEEL STRUCTURE, APPROXIMATELY 100
FEET HIGH AND WITH AN ENCLOSED OBSERVATION PLATFORM AT THE TOP.
THE POINT INTERSECTED WAS THE CENTER OF THE TOWER.
TO REACH FROM THE JUNCTION OF U.S. HIGHWAY 53 AND COUNTY
ROUTE 52 IN THE VILLAGE OF COTTON, GO WEST ON COUNTY ROUTE 52
FOR 1.25, TURN LEFT (SOUTH) FOR 0.1 MILE TO STATION ON LEFT.