MISSOURI LOOKOUTS
SUMMERSVILLE
Texas County
29N-8W-13
29N-8W-13
1942: Land acquired in 1942: Summersville towersite, 80 acres. (Missouri Conservation Commission Annual Report)
1943: Eighty acres were acquire for use of the towersite. (Report of the Missouri Conservation Commission)
No date: A 52-foot wood tower constructed. (Missouri Conservation Commission Annual Report)
1945-1946: 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.
1946: A converted oil derrick placed in service as a lookout tower.
FY1952-53: "A replacement tower was erected on an improved site near Summersville, in Texas County." (Missouri Conservation Commission Annual Report FY 1952-53)