WATER VALLEY
Illinois - Union County - Shawnee National Forest
1942: "Lookout Station, U. S. Forest Service, 100 foot steel tower, excellent view; near Giant City State Park. Visitors welcome." (Illinois Ozark region: historic development of county names and ...)
August 18, 1972: An advertisement was published in the 'Southern Illinoisan" for bids for the sale of this and seven other steel lookout towers on the Shawnee National Forest.