MILL CREEK BUTTE
Hood River County - Mt Hood National Forest > Oregon Dept. of Forestry - 1S-10E-34
1934: Bob Rush was the emergency lookout, his other duties were being a truck driver.
January 6, 1949: “W. Mill Creek Butte tower constructed by contractor.” (I-information – Historical Report, Hood River District - 1948)
September 1, 1949: “The West Creek Butte tower was constructed by contractor on the Hood River District.” (I-information – Historical Report, Assistant Supervisor)
1963: "Mill Creek Butte Lookout was painted during the summer by the personnel of the tower." (North Central Unit Annual Report)
1965: This station had not turned in any first reports.
1966: "The lookout had two shutters installed, which had been torn off when the tower was broken into." (1966 Annual Report to Oregon Department of Forestry)
1972: The lookout was removed.