GIPSY
Missouri Lookouts - Bollinger County - Missouri Conservation Commission - 28N-8E-8
FY 1947-48: A 40 acre towersite was acquired. (Missouri Conservation Commission Annual Report)
September 13, 1949: "The Grassy and Gipsy towers on the Sam A. Baker district in Bollinger county are new towers, put there to enable Conservation Commission foresters to protect the forest from its dreadful enemy, fire. Soon after the towers were up and before the towerman moved in, a squadron of flying squirrels moved in too. These shy little creatures seemed to know that of all homes they could pick in the forest, this one was the least likely to burn down." (Mexico Ledger)
1949-1950: The 'Official Manual of the State of Missouri' indicates that the towersite is owned by the Missouri Conservation Commission and is 40 acres in size.