KLAMATH COUNTY
GROUND OBSERVER CORPS
At the Klamath FPA Headquarters
August 29, 1955: "Nearing completion is the new lookout tower for the Klamath Falls Ground Observer Corps. The lookout is located next to the Klamath Forest Protective Association headquarters on Highway 66 near town. J.L. O'Donahue, civilian supervisor for the corps, said that the lookout should be ready for use next week. It is being built through volunteer work and contributions." (Herald and News)
1959: " At the annual meeting in this office on March 23, 1955, the Board of Directors gave the Aircraft Warning Service (Ground Observer Corps) their permission to construct a 10x10 observation tower on our premises with the stipulation that in case the tower was ever abandoned the structure would become the property of the Klamath Forest Protective Association. This tower was turned over to us on January 1, 1959. This building can now be used as a training tower for new lookouts." (Klamath-Lake District ODF Annual Report 1958)
Removed