KEYSVILLE
Missouri Lookouts - Crawford County - Missouri Conservation Commission - 37N-4W-35
1946-1947: 80 acres were acquired for a towersite. (Annual Report of the Missouri Department of Conservation)
June 28, 1947: "New towers are Keysville, an 85-foot steel tower in Crawford county." (Daily Capital News)
1947-1948: The 'Official Manual of the State of Missouri' indicates that the towersite is owned by the Missouri Conservation Commission and is 80 acres in size.
DESIGNATION - KEYSVILLE LOOKOUT TOWER
PID - HC0769
STATE/COUNTY- MO/CRAWFORD
COUNTRY - US
USGS QUAD - STEELVILLE (1985)
STATION DESCRIPTION
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1956 (WRH)
THE STATION IS LOCATED ABOUT 6-1/2 MILES AIRLINE SOUTH AND 1/2
MILE EAST OF STEELVILLE, 2-1/2 MILES EAST OF KEYSVILLE.
THE TOWER IS THE PROPERTY OF THE MISSOURI CONSERVATION COMMISSION
AND IS A FOUR LEGGED STEEL STRUCTURE WITH AN 8 FOOT SQUARE HOUSE
ON TOP. IT IS ABOUT 85 FEET HIGH. THE CENTER OF THE TOWER WAS
INTERSECTED. IT IS 96.870 FEET, (29.526) METERS NORTH NORTHWEST
OF TRIANGULATION STATION KEYSVILLE.