Ruidoso Lookout Tower
Background
It remains in active use for the detection of urban/suburban fires in the town of Ruidoso, which has grown over the years to surround the tower. The structure is a 30 feet (9.1 m) Aermotor tower with metal catwalks and is topped with a 14 by 14 feet (4.3 by 4.3 m) wooden cab.
The structure is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, as well as the New Mexico State Register of Cultural Properties.
The first detonation of a nuclear device by the Manhattan Project at Trinity Site was observed by Herbert Lee Traylor, the forest ranger on duty at the Ruidoso Lookout tower at the time of the explosion.
See also
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Ruidoso Lookout Tower". nhlr.org. Archived from the original on July 27, 2011. Retrieved April 6, 2010.
- ^ "New Deal Properties Listed in the State Register of Cultural Properties" (PDF). Retrieved April 6, 2010.
- ^ Traylor, Herbert Lee. Tales of the Sierra Blanca: Stories of Long Ago. Pioneer Publishing Company, 1983.
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