SWAIN MOUNTAIN
Arkansas - Madison County
May 30, 1940: "The tower in Madison County is now nearing completion, this one being located on Swain mountain about one mile from Madison-Carroll county line near highway 23. This tower is being constructed by the Huntsville CCC camp. The telephone line connecting the tower being previously built." (The Madison County Journal)
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National Geodetic Survey
DESIGNATION - SWAIN MOUNTAIN LOOKOUT TOWER 2
PID - GF0873
STATE/COUNTY- AR/MADISON
COUNTRY - US
USGS QUAD - SANDSTONE MOUNTAIN (1976)
STATION DESCRIPTION
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1940 (KBJ)
THIS STATION IS A LOOKOUT TOWER OF THE ARKANSAS FOREST SERVICE,
LOCATED ON THE HIGHEST POINT OF SWAIN MOUNTAIN, ABOUT 8 MILES
S OF EUREKA SPRINGS.
THE TOWER IS OF WOOD CONSTRUCTION AND IS ABOUT 100 FEET HIGH.
THE ENCLOSED CABIN AT THE TOP IS THE OBJECT SIGHTED UPON.