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2009 was the Centennial Anniversary Celebration of Fire Towers in New York State The fire tower stands guard over this site, and deserves to be preserved. A grassroots group of volunteers understands this, and the rest of the community should help it in this worthwhile effort. - Poughkeepsie Journal, March 7, 2006

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The Mount Beacon Incline Railway Society has set up an account to accept donations. Checks should be made payable to MBIRRS c/o Fire Tower. P.O. Box 1248 Attention: Fire Tower Restoration Fund Beacon, NY 12508 For answers about the project, please write to Dave Rocco at Dave@beaconfiretower.org.

Mount Beacon Fire Tower was built in 1931 on the site of an earlier structure and was used by the State of New York to spot fires for five decades.

Fire towers once served an important role in protecting our forests and natural heritage. Numbers of them dot ridges throughout the Hudson Valley and other parts of New York State. Our fire tower stands on South Beacon Mountain at 1650' and has been a treasured hiking destination for years.

The Mt Beacon Fire Tower Restoration Committee would like to thank our continued sponsor: Mount Beacon Incline Railway Society

from ROSTER OF THE NEW YORK STATE FIRE TOWER FOREST FIRE OBSERVERS
Compiled from the payroll file of the Bureau of Forest Fire Control 1910 - 1975
Researched by: Bill Starr, State Director of the Forest Fire Lookout Association