New Hampshire Fire Towers
Federal Hill Tower


Federal Hill Tower in 2016
(Photo courtesy Jack Kelley)

 

Town: Milford
County: Nillsborough
Mountain or Hill: Federal Hill
Height above sea level: 732 FT
Tower Structure Height: 75'
Latitude: 42-48-26
Longitude: 71-37-83
First date of operation: 1911
Operating Agency: NH Forestry Service
Type: Steel Tower


Other Photos

Federal Hill Tower in 2016 #2
(Photo courtesy Jack Kelley)

Summit from the Federal Hill Tower in 2016
(Photo courtesy Jack Kelley)

Inside the Federal Hill Tower in 2016
(Photo courtesy Jack Kelley)

Federal Hill Tower
(Photo courtesy Iris Baird)

Federal Hill Tower in 1929
(Photo courtesy Jack Kelley)

Federal Hill Tower in 1911
(Photo courtesy Jack Kelley)

Notes

  • 1911-present
  • A temporary lookout in 1911, with a tree tower. A new 45' steel tower and permanent station established in 1929 with an enclosed cab. The tower was repaired several times, and raised. It blew down in the 1938 hurricane and a new 75' steel tower replaced it.

 


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