TEXAS LOOKOUTS
MOSCOW #17
Polk County
Texas Forest Service
Texas Forest Service
DESIGNATION - MOSCOW LOOKOUT TOWER 17 1949
PID - BL2160
STATE/COUNTY- TX/POLK
COUNTRY - US
USGS QUAD - CARMONA (1984)
STATION DESCRIPTION
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1949 (RLE)
THE STATION IS LOCATED ABOUT 7 MILES (AIR-LINE) SOUTHWEST OF
CORRIGAN, ABOUT 5 MILES (AIR-LINE) WEST OF THE VILLAGE OF
MOSCOW, AND IS ON THE HIGHEST POINT IN THE VICINITY.
IT IS A FOUR LEGGED STEEL STRUCTURE SUPPORTING A HOUSE AT THE
TOP. THE HOUSE HAS A PYRAMIDAL ROOF AND ITS OVERALL HEIGHT IS
110 FEET
THE POINT OBSERVED UPON WAS THE PEAK OF THE ROOF.