GREEN
Arkansas - Stone County - Ozark National Forest
June 12, 1931: "The Ozark National Forest Service is just completing a new fire observation tower on the old Frank Green place between Fifty Six and Calico Rock. It is constructed on one of the highest points in this section, and on days when the visibility is good lookouts in this tower and the one on Push Mountain near Big Flat, will be able to see every section of the eastern district of the Forest." (Baxter Bulletin)
September 16, 1932: "Francis Green, attendant at the Green lookout tower in the Forest reserve east of here, purchased of L. S. land lying eight miles northeast of here in the Forest reserve, known as the Jas. M. Fariss homestead, containing 156 acres." (Baxter Bulletin)
January 5, 1934: "Ellis Smithee moved with his family on Monday of this week to the Ray Green dwellings on highway 5 near the Green lookout tower where he will reside in the future." (Baxter Bulletin)
March 5, 1948: "Doyle Lawrence has the position of tending the Green Lookout Tower in the forest reserve 12 miles east of here." (Baxter Bulletin)
National Geodetic Survey
DESIGNATION - GREEN LOOKOUT TOWER
PID - GF0668
STATE/COUNTY- AR/STONE
COUNTRY - US
USGS QUAD - CALICO ROCK (1964)
STATION DESCRIPTION
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1953 (JCM)
THE STATION IS ABOUT 5 MILES NORTH AND 1/2 MILES EAST OF THE
VILLAGE OF FIFTY SIX IN THE NE 1/4 OF SEC. 13, T 16 N, R 12 W.
IT IS A FOUR LEGGED STEEL STRUCTURE HAVING AN OBSERVERS CABIN
ON THE TOP.
THE DISTANCE AND THE DIRECTION WAS MEASURED TO THE CENTER OF
THE BASE OF THE TOWER AND THE DISTANCE WAS FOUND TO BE 60.71 FEET
AND 18.502 METERS.