MINNESOTA LOOKOUTS

ELY

Saint Louis County

June 1964:   The lookout tower was dismantled and moved to another location.

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The NGS Data Sheet

STATION DESCRIPTION

DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1934 (JPL)
JUST SOUTH OF ELY AND APPROXIMATELY AT CENTER OF BASE OF ELY
FIRE LOOKOUT TOWER. TOWER IS 90 FEET HIGH, CONSTRUCTED OF
STEEL AND MAINTAINED BY THE UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE.
MARKED BY STANDARD STATION DISK IN BEDROCK, STAMPED
ELY L.T. BEARING FROM STATION TO ELY, WATER TANK, IS
N 20 DEG 15 MIN W. AND TO ELY, OLD HIGH SCHOOL CUPOLA,
N 20 DEG 37 MIN E.

STATION RECOVERY (1959)

RECOVERY NOTE BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1959 (JAW)
STATION RECOVERED AS DESCRIBED AND FOUND TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION.

TO REACH THE STATION FROM THE INTERSECTION OF SHERIDAN ST. AND
CENTRAL ST. IN ELY, GO S ON CENTRAL ST. (COUNTY ROUTE 21)
FOR 0.95 MILE TO SIDE ROAD LEFT. TURN LEFT AND GO E ON GRAVEL
ROAD FOR 0.15 MILE TO LOOKOUT TOWER ON LEFT AND STATION ON
LEFT APPROXIMATELY AT CENTER OF THE BASE OF THE ELY LOOKOUT
TOWER.