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Fire lookout · Seminole County, Georgia

Seminole County Fire Tower

Georgia Forestry Commission tower in Seminole County, built 1952 and last staffed 1988; still operational for emergencies. Public access not described.

Visit & stay

Not rentable. As far as we know, this lookout cannot be booked for overnight stays.

Access

Access unknown

We do not know the access rules. Check with the land manager before you go.

Can you climb it?
Unknown
Road to the top?
Unknown
Staffing
Not staffed (as of 1988)

Facts

Status
Standing
Type
Cab on a tower100-foot Aermotor tower with a 7 by 7 foot metal cabThe design: Aermotor
Built of
SteelGoing by its design; no source says so in words.
Built
1952
Height
100 ft (30.5 m)
Elevation
142 ft (43 m)
Agency
Georgia Forestry Commission
Land
Unknown
Location
Seminole County, Georgia
Coordinates
31.02451, −84.87986
This entry
VerifiedResearched, then checked independently. Updated 9 Oct 2026.
Firefinder id
us-ga-seminole-county

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History

Then and now

  1. 1952 BuiltCompleted by the Georgia Forestry CommissionSource: nhlr.org
  2. No record between 1952 and 1988
  3. 1988 Last staffedLast staffed in 1988; register says still operational for emergenciesSource: nhlr.org
  4. No record between 1988 and 2008
  5. 2008 Added to the National Historic Lookout RegisterRegistered January 2, 2008 as US 717 / GA 12Source: nhlr.org
  6. TodayStandingIt still stands, as far as our sources know.

Old maps of this spot

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Story

Researched 9 Oct 2026, fact-checked.

The Georgia Forestry Commission completed the Seminole County Fire Tower in 1952.1 The register calls it a late-generation design: a 100-foot Aermotor tower with a 7-by-7-foot metal cab.1 It was last staffed in 1988, and the register says it is still operational for emergencies.1

That timing falls within a wider change. In the late 1980s the Georgia Forestry Commission moved away from staffed towers toward aerial patrols, and many towers were scrapped and sold.2 A few of the towers still standing are used as a backup when the air service is down.2

The tower was entered on the National Historic Lookout Register on January 2, 2008, as US 717 and GA 12.1 The register does not describe any particular fire the tower fought, and it does not say whether visitors may climb it.1 Because the register says it is still operational for emergencies, ask the Georgia Forestry Commission, which administers it, before visiting.1

  1. Seminole County Fire Tower, National Historic Lookout Register, http://nhlr.org/lookouts/us/ga/seminole-county-fire-tower/ (accessed 2026-10-09). ↩
  2. Georgia Firehouses & Towers, Vanishing Georgia, https://vanishinggeorgia.com/tag/georgia-firehouses-towers/page/2/ (accessed 2026-10-09). ↩

Photos

Photo of Seminole County Fire Tower
Photo: National Historic Lookout Register (nhlr.org) · All rights reserved · source

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Sources

  1. National Historic Lookout Register (NHLR) Gave us: name, location, county, elevation, type, what it is built of, status, register numbers, agency, dates, photos, links National Historic Lookout Register (nhlr.org) · All rights reserved (American Resources, Inc.); facts extracted only, no prose copied. · retrieved 4 Oct 2026
  2. Firefinder research Gave us: summary, design, height, status, agency, staffing, dates, links, fact-check Firefinder research (sources cited in the story footnotes) · Our own research notes; each fact cites its source in the lookout's story

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