Hadley Mountain, Hadley, New York. County/parish: Saratoga.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places September 23, 2001. NRIS 01001037.
Part of Fire Observation Stations of New York State Forest Preserve MPS (NRIS 64500449).
1 contributing building. 1 contributing site. 3 contributing structures.
The Hadley Mountain Fire Observation Station is a historic fire observation station located on Hadley Mountain at Hadley in Saratoga County, New York. The tower is a prefabricated structure built by the Aermotor Corporation in 1917.
It is one of the initial ten towers purchased by the State Commission to provide a front line of defense in preserving the Adirondack Forest Preserve from the hazards of forest fires. The tower may be staffed in summer months by a steward who will answer questions from hikers.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75314534