MISSOURI LOOKOUTS
VULCAN
Iron County
Missouri Conservation Commission
30N-3E-4
Missouri Conservation Commission
30N-3E-4
1939: 128.14 acres were acquired by the Conservation Commission for the purpose of erecting a fire tower. (Missouri Conservation Commission Annual Report)
1939-41: A temporary pole tower. (Missouri Conservation Commission Annual Report 1939-41)
1942: Land acquired in 1942: An additional 160 acres acquired. (Missouri Conservation Commission Annual Report)
1943: A 52-foot wood tower erected. (Report of the Missouri Conservation Commission)
1944: 80 acres were acquired for the towersite. (Report of the Missouri Conservation Commission)
1945-1946: The 'Official Manual of the State of Missouri' indicates that the towersite is owned by the Missouri Conservation Commission and is 368.94 acres in size.
FY1955-56: "The wooden tower was replaced with a steel tower at Vulcan in Iron County." (Missouri Conservation Commission Annual Report FY 1955-56)
FY 1968-69: "The Vulcan tower residence received major repairs." (Missouri Department of Conservation Annual Report FY 1968-69)
FY1973-74: "The Vulcan residence bathroom was repaired." (Missouri Department of Conservation Annual Report)
FY1976-77: "New tile was installed in the bathroom at the Vulcan tower residence." (Missouri Department of Conservation Annual Report)
FY1981-82: "Remodeled the bathroom at the Vulcan tower residence." (Missouri Department of Conservation Annual Report)
November 6, 2013: "In cooperation with the Missouri Department of Conservation and the Iron County E911 Emergency Service Board, the Vulcan Lookout Tower will have a new mission. The tower will serve as a receiving site for emergency radio communications between the southern Iron County emergency responders and the Iron County E911 Communications Dispatch Center in Ironton." (Wayne County Journal-Banner Online)
DESIGNATION - VULCAN LOOKOUT TOWER
PID - HC0995
STATE/COUNTY- MO/IRON
COUNTRY - US
USGS QUAD - DES ARC (1980)
STATION DESCRIPTION
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1963 (VBM)
THE STATION IS THE CENTER OF THE BASE OF THE LOOKOUT TOWER
LOCATED ABOUT 4 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF ANNAPOLIS, 4 MILES
WEST OF VULCAN IN THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 4, T 30 N,
R 3 E. AND ON STATE PROPERTY. IT IS A FOUR LEGGED STEEL
STRUCTURE WITH AN OBSERVATION ROOM AT THE TOP. THE OVERALL
HEIGHT IS ABOUT 70 FEET.
TO REACH FROM THE JUNCTION OF STATE HIGHWAY 49 AND COUNTY
ROAD K IN ANNAPOLIS GO SOUTHWEST ON HIGHWAY 49 FOR 1.4 MILES
TO A SIDE ROAD LEFT (COUNTY ROAD C). CONTINUE SOUTHWEST ON
HIGHWAY 49 FOR 3.45 MILES TO A SIDE ROAD RIGHT (COUNTY ROAD
BB). TURN RIGHT AND GO WEST ON COUNTY ROAD BB FOR 3.65 MILES
TO A SIDE ROAD LEFT. CONTINUE WEST ON ROAD BB FOR 0.1 MILE TO A
SIDE ROAD RIGHT. TURN RIGHT AND GO NORTHEAST AND NORTH FOR
1.2 MILES TO THE LOOKOUT TOWER ON THE LEFT.
PID - HC0995
STATE/COUNTY- MO/IRON
COUNTRY - US
USGS QUAD - DES ARC (1980)
STATION DESCRIPTION
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1963 (VBM)
THE STATION IS THE CENTER OF THE BASE OF THE LOOKOUT TOWER
LOCATED ABOUT 4 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF ANNAPOLIS, 4 MILES
WEST OF VULCAN IN THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 4, T 30 N,
R 3 E. AND ON STATE PROPERTY. IT IS A FOUR LEGGED STEEL
STRUCTURE WITH AN OBSERVATION ROOM AT THE TOP. THE OVERALL
HEIGHT IS ABOUT 70 FEET.
TO REACH FROM THE JUNCTION OF STATE HIGHWAY 49 AND COUNTY
ROAD K IN ANNAPOLIS GO SOUTHWEST ON HIGHWAY 49 FOR 1.4 MILES
TO A SIDE ROAD LEFT (COUNTY ROAD C). CONTINUE SOUTHWEST ON
HIGHWAY 49 FOR 3.45 MILES TO A SIDE ROAD RIGHT (COUNTY ROAD
BB). TURN RIGHT AND GO WEST ON COUNTY ROAD BB FOR 3.65 MILES
TO A SIDE ROAD LEFT. CONTINUE WEST ON ROAD BB FOR 0.1 MILE TO A
SIDE ROAD RIGHT. TURN RIGHT AND GO NORTHEAST AND NORTH FOR
1.2 MILES TO THE LOOKOUT TOWER ON THE LEFT.