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Louisville (Winston) Lookout Tower

Also known as Winston Lookout Tower

Winston County, MS tower on the edge of Tombigbee National Forest; the Register lists a 100 ft Aermotor LS-40 registered in 2023 as US 1744, with no build date or history found.

Visit & stay

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

Access

Restricted access

Access is seasonal, gated or needs a permit. Check before you go. Register says the Mississippi Forestry Commission has active offices at the site and describes no public access; ask the agency before visiting

Can you climb it?
Unknown
Road to the top?
Unknown
Staffing
Unknown

Facts

Status
Standing
Type
Cab on a tower100 ft Aermotor LS-40The design: Aermotor LS-40
Built of
SteelGoing by its design; no source says so in words.
Built
Unknown
Height
100 ft (30.5 m)
Elevation
637 ft (194 m)
Agency
Mississippi Forestry Commission
Land
Unknown
Location
Winston County, Mississippi
Coordinates
33.16896, −89.08816
This entry
VerifiedResearched, then checked independently. Updated 9 Oct 2026.
Firefinder id
us-ms-louisville-winston

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History

Then and now

  1. 2023 Added to the National Historic Lookout RegisterRegistered July 9, 2023 as US 1744, MS 61 after a July 8, 2023 site visitSource: nhlr.org
  2. 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 Louisville (Winston) Lookout Tower stands on the edge of the Tombigbee National Forest in Winston County, Mississippi.1

The Register describes it as a 100-foot Aermotor LS-40 and gives its elevation as 637 feet (194 meters).1

We did not find a build date, a builder, or any record of who staffed the tower. The Register lists the build date as unknown and names the Mississippi Forestry Commission as its administrator.1

The tower was registered on July 9, 2023, as US 1744, MS 61, after a site visit on July 8, 2023.1 The visit description uses the present tense, which suggests the tower was still standing then.1

The Register also notes that the Forestry Commission still has active offices at the same location.1 It does not say whether the public may visit or climb the tower, and we found no other source on that. Because a working agency office sits on the site, treat access as restricted and ask the Forestry Commission before going near it.1

  1. Louisville (Winston) Lookout Tower, National Historic Lookout Register, http://nhlr.org/lookouts/us/ms/louisville-winston-lookout-tower/ (accessed 2026-10-09). ↩

Photos

Photo of Louisville (Winston) Lookout Tower
Photo: National Historic Lookout Register (nhlr.org) · All rights reserved · source
Photo of Louisville (Winston) Lookout Tower
Photo: National Historic Lookout Register (nhlr.org) · All rights reserved · source
Photo of Louisville (Winston) Lookout Tower
Photo: National Historic Lookout Register (nhlr.org) · All rights reserved · source
Photo of Louisville (Winston) Lookout Tower
Photo: National Historic Lookout Register (nhlr.org) · All rights reserved · source
Photo of Louisville (Winston) Lookout Tower
Photo: National Historic Lookout Register (nhlr.org) · All rights reserved · source
Photo of Louisville (Winston) Lookout Tower
Photo: National Historic Lookout Register (nhlr.org) · All rights reserved · source
Photo of Louisville (Winston) Lookout 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, 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. OpenStreetMap -- fire lookout structures Gave us: type, links © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL 1.0. (c) OpenStreetMap contributors. · retrieved 4 Oct 2026
  3. Firefinder research Gave us: summary, design, height, status, agency, access, 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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