80-year-old N.J. fire tower surrounded by new $1.25M homes to be torn down
Lookouts who are stationed at the top of these fire towers are how as many as half of the wildfires in New Jersey are spotted.
80-year-old N.J. fire tower surrounded by new $1.25M homes to be torn down
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"The 136-foot structure, first built by Jersey Central Power and Light Company in 1944 for a sum of $360"
That seems a little hard to believe, $360 in 1944 would only be $6500 today. Lots of steel in a tower, not to mention labor cost.
That seems a little hard to believe, $360 in 1944 would only be $6500 today. Lots of steel in a tower, not to mention labor cost.