Cairo Skywatch Tower

Cty. Rd. 850 N at Cty. Rd. 100 W, Cairo, Indiana. County/parish: Tippecanoe.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places March 21, 2002. NRIS 02000202.

1 contributing structure.

Also known as:

  • Delta Lima 3 Green Ground Observation Tower

From Wikipedia:

Cairo Skywatch Tower

Cairo Skywatch Tower, also known as Delta Lima 3 Green Ground Observation Tower, is a historic watchtower located in Tippecanoe Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana. It was built in 1952, and is a 40-foot tall wooden structure. It once had a glass-enclosed office. It was the first officially commissioned rural skywatch tower by the United States Air Force's Civilian Ground Observation Corps under the Operation Skywatch program.: 5–6  In 1959, after the dissolution of the Civilian Ground Observation Corps, the watchtower was also abandoned.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/132004866

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