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Bellville Fire tower

This Tower is located outside of Bellville, Al.

Registry # US 862, Al 41

Built in 1942

It sits in Conecuh County just off of County Rd 15

31°27’36.0″N 87°06’00.0″W

It is listed on the National Historic Tower Registry as US 862, Al 41 as one of very few Aermotor L-1400 series towers, Belleville Lookout Tower was constructed in 1942 by the African-American CCC Camp P-76. It is 100′ tall with a 7’x7′ cab as was the last fire tower completed by the camp before closing during World War II.

Two video links below the picture. One Feb 2016 with Chroma Drone. Other shot Dec 2020 with a DJI Mavic Mini Drone.

https://rumble.com/vc2ns5-bellville-lookout-tower-dec-2020.html

Here is a video that was done in 2016

https://rumble.com/vb27k5-bellville-fire-tower-bellville-al.html

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