09/22/2026
๐๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐๐ผ๐น๐ผ๐ฟ ๐จ๐ฝ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐ต-๐ฎ๐ฎ-๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ต๐ฒ๐น๐ฝ๐ ๐ ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ฉ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ง๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ. ๐ธ๐
This tower stands 120 feet tall with a 10-foot tall cabin creating a total height of 132 feet to the peak of the roof. It has 153 steps. The tower was constructed in 1936, one of 38 Depression-era towers built throughout the Chequamegon Nicolet National Forest. In the early 20th Century, wildfire was rampant throughout northern Wisconsin. Use of the tower ended in 1960. In 1978, the U.S. Forest Service was approached by L. Buell who asked to purchase the Military Hill Fire Lookout Tower. Following purchase it was his his stated desire to donate the tower to the Town of Phelps Wisconsin . On April 11, 1978, Mr. Buell completed this donation. methods. Use of the tower ended in 1960. (๐ช๐ฏ๐ง๐ฐ ๐ด๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ๐ค๐ฆ ๐๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฌ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ต ๐๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ๐ค๐ฆ ๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ช๐ด๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ)