TEXAS LOOKOUTS
LOVE'S #46
Cherokee County
City of Jacksonville
City of Jacksonville
June 11, 1936: "A state forestry tower at Love's Lookout state park has been completed and will be placed into use immediately.
Arrangements were made for construction of the lookout tower several months ago, but it only recently was built. It is possible to see most of the north end of Cherokee county from the observation post. The location offers an excellent vantage point in checking on fires." (Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Arrangements were made for construction of the lookout tower several months ago, but it only recently was built. It is possible to see most of the north end of Cherokee county from the observation post. The location offers an excellent vantage point in checking on fires." (Tyler Morning Telegraph)
October 15, 1936: "Hundreds of visitors are being attracted to a new Texas forest service fire lookout tower located on the highest portion of Love's Lookout State Park near here (Jacksonville). From it a view of the East Texas countryside for a distance of some 30 to 35 miles may be obtained.
The tower, which was erected in early summer by the forest service, is one of a system of lookout cabs maintained throughout East Texas for the purpose of detecting and reporting forest fires.
In 31 days, or during the period from August 19th to September 23rd, a total of 1,380 registered visitors braved the dizzying heights of the 100-foot climb to have a better view of the beauty from the lookout." (Tyler Morning Telegraph)
June 2, 1939: "Tower No. 46, Love's Lookout, four miles north of Jacksonville at Love's Lookout." (The Rusk Cherokeean)
February 14, 1946: "During January there occurred in Cherokee County 9 forest fires which burned over 901 acres of forest land. Two of them were reported and suppressed by Forest Patrolman C.C. Tidwell at the Loves Lookout tower, one of which was caused by careless brush burning and the othe by careless smoker." (The Rusk Cherokeean)
April 11, 1946: "The forest fire record for March in Cherokee County doubled that of the two previous months of the year. There were during March 34 forest fires which burned over 2694 acres of forest land. Forest patrolman C.C. Tidwell of the Loves Lookout tower handled six of these fires." (The Rusk Cherokeean)
May 9, 1946: "The forest fire record for April in Cherokee County was fair says M.V. Dunmire, District Forester. There were during April, 5 forest fires which burned over 30 acres of forest land. Forest Patrolman C.C. Tidwell of the Loves lookout tower handled two of these fires." (The Rusk Cherokeean)