Old Fire/Lookout Towers

Smyleoff10 · 04-03-2020, 02:46 PM

Hope everyone is doing and feeling well.

I was wondering if anyone had any information on the locations/photos of old fire towers around the lake especially in the Alton/Moultonborough area. Thank you.

thinkxingu · 04-03-2020, 02:56 PM

There are three within 30 or so minutes: Abenaki in Tuftonboro, which is more just an observation tower and Red Hill in Moultonborough and Belknap in Alton. The latter two are on the Tower Quest program, which is a patch for visiting 5 New Hampshire fire towers.

http://www.nhfamilyhikes.com/hikes.p...wer&from=HBN-A

https://www.nh.gov/nhdfl/documents/fire-tower-map.pdf

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upthesaukee · 04-03-2020, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by thinkxingu

There are three within 30 or so minutes: Abenaki in Tuftonboro, which is more just an observation tower and Red Hill in Moultonborough and Belknap in Alton. The latter two are on the Tower Quest program, which is a patch for visiting 5 New Hampshire fire towers.

http://www.nhfamilyhikes.com/hikes.p...wer&from=HBN-A

https://www.nh.gov/nhdfl/documents/fire-tower-map.pdf

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The Belknap Tower is in Gilford, not Alton. (It's ok T, you don't venture over to our side of the lake.

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thinkxingu · 04-03-2020, 03:37 PM

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Originally Posted by upthesaukee

The Belknap Tower is in Gilford, not Alton. (It's ok T, you don't venture over to our side of the lake.

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Oops, right! I just happened to be looking at Straightback and copied that in. Good lookin' out—we don't want our OP to get lost!

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Wifi-1 · 04-03-2020, 04:10 PM

Don't forget the Great Hill tower in Tamworth

Smyleoff10 · 04-03-2020, 06:18 PM

Thank you for the great information. I was looking also for names of very old fire towers that probably are not up anymore and most likely on private property by now. I was interested in the history of the fire towers.

thinkxingu · 04-03-2020, 07:00 PM

Sorry I can't really offer that. For me, the towers are mostly hiking destinations. Good luck!

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Mink Islander · 04-03-2020, 08:11 PM

Also not in moultonborough but the steeple was an old fire tower.

Bear Guy · 04-04-2020, 06:35 AM

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Also not in moultonborough but the steeple was an old fire tower.

For clarification, the tower that is incorporated into St John's on the Lake (Meredith) was a private lookout tower, not a fire tower.
https://stjohnsonthelake.org/history/

04-03-2020, 02:46 PM	#1
Smyleoff10 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2020 Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Old Fire/Lookout Towers Hope everyone is doing and feeling well. I was wondering if anyone had any information on the locations/photos of old fire towers around the lake especially in the Alton/Moultonborough area. Thank you.

04-03-2020, 06:18 PM	#6
Smyleoff10 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2020 Posts: 4 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thank you Thank you for the great information. I was looking also for names of very old fire towers that probably are not up anymore and most likely on private property by now. I was interested in the history of the fire towers.

04-03-2020, 08:11 PM	#8
Mink Islander Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 753 Thanks: 59 Thanked 271 Times in 129 Posts	St. John’s on the Lake on Bear Island Also not in moultonborough but the steeple was an old fire tower.

04-03-2020, 02:56 PM	#2
thinkxingu Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 6,212 Thanks: 1,167 Thanked 2,048 Times in 1,271 Posts	There are three within 30 or so minutes: Abenaki in Tuftonboro, which is more just an observation tower and Red Hill in Moultonborough and Belknap in Alton. The latter two are on the Tower Quest program, which is a patch for visiting 5 New Hampshire fire towers. http://www.nhfamilyhikes.com/hikes.p...wer&from=HBN-A https://www.nh.gov/nhdfl/documents/fire-tower-map.pdf Sent from my SM-G950U using Winnipesaukee Forum mobile app

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Wifi-1 Senior Member Join Date: May 2019 Location: Moultonboro, NH Posts: 213 Thanks: 196 Thanked 87 Times in 57 Posts	Don't forget the Great Hill tower in Tamworth

04-03-2020, 07:00 PM	#7
thinkxingu Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 6,212 Thanks: 1,167 Thanked 2,048 Times in 1,271 Posts	Sorry I can't really offer that. For me, the towers are mostly hiking destinations. Good luck! Sent from my SM-G950U using Winnipesaukee Forum mobile app