GRANT COUNTY
POGUE POINT
Whitman National Forest
11S-36E-21
11S-36E-21
March 24, 1936: "Subject: One Car Garage & Wood Shed, 20' by 20' , Pogue Point; Alternative Schedule on side-wall finish. 750 B.M. 1 x 12 - 'C' rgh. Bev. siding, as shown on plan. Alternate: 7 squares 31 in. hand split red cedar shakes 5/8" butte, laid 10" exposure. 250 BM 1 x 4 No. 2 common - for nailing strips. NOTE: -- If shakes are used instead of 12" siding - 650 BM of 1" x 8" No. 2 shiplap will be required instead of 1550 BM of the same." (F - Survey - Whitman)
June 30, 1937: "Several miles of road were built on the Blue Mountain, experimental forest, including a spur road to Poque Point, where a lookout station will be built." (Baker Democrat-Herald)
June 30, 1948: "Your memorandum of June 23 concerning construction of your Pogue Point lookout house and tower is received.
We are attaching the six sets of mimeographed specifications as requested.
Engineering will forward the five-sheet group of blue prints for the 14 x 14 house and the seven-sheet group of blue prints covering the 41' CT-2 tower. They are temporarily 'out' of the lookout house prints and it will probably be a couple of days before prints can be mailed." (OM-Supply, Bids)
July 22, 1948: "A contract has been awarded by the forest service to Dick Hindman of Baker for the construction of a lookout tower and house at Pogue point, on the Blue Mountain side, Unity district about six miles south of Whitney.
Work will be started next week. The tower will be 41 feet high and the lookout house 14 by 14 feet. Work will entail bringing the material up a steep rocky point as well as up the 41-foot tower." (The Record-Courier)
June 7, 1949: "45' pole lookout platform at Pogue Point replaced with new 41' CT-2 tower with 14' x 14' L.O. house. $287.92" "Tear down as is of no further value at Pogue Point" "Torn down - as authorized" (Report of surplus or unserviceable property)
June 26, 1952: "Mr. and Mrs. Zelador from Texas arrived last week to spend the summer. Mr. Zelador has employment with the forest service crew, and will be stationed at Pogues Point as fire lookout, sometime in July." (The Record-Courier)
September 6, 1962: "The lookouts in the Unity area are no longer manned by the summer personnel. Bob Fiore, who has been at Pogue Point, has returned to his home in Massachusetts. Replaced by Mr. and Mrs. John Hauk." (The Record-Courier)
October 3, 1963: "Roy Howard is stationed at Pogue Point Lookout during the fire danger season." (The Record-Courier)
September 8, 1966: "Bill Clark has resigned and Terry Heath is taking his job at Pogue Point lookout." (The Record-Courier)
September 7, 1967: "Patti Trimble will be working at Pogue Point Lookout for a couple weeks." (The Record-Courier)
1986: During the winter the tower was demolished.