Grey Towers National Historic Site

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Grey Towers Fun Fact Friday Merry Christmas! What better way to kick off the Christmas season than with a nice, healthy tree to adorn? Forester and Governor Gifford Pinchot and his wife Cornelia often found the perfect Christmas tree in the forest surrounding their home at Grey Towers. We wish you and yours a happy, healthy and safe holiday season!

Restoring one of the Pinchot Towers The Big Pocono Fire Tower built in 1921 is undergoing restoration at Grey Towers National Historic Site (Grey Towers). This ...Tower was one that Gifford Pinchot, as the PA Commissioner of Forestry, approved for construction. The original mountaintop location offered long-range views even though the tower was only 21 ft. off the ground! Volunteers and the US Forest Service, with funding support from the Grey Towers Heritage Association and other donors, have restored and rebuilt the Aermotor LS-40 steel cab. The site where the tower will stand was cleared and prepared this summer. The next steps, temporarily slowed due to COVID-19 restrictions, include reattaching the cab to the tower structure, pouring a foundation and installation in place (along the Forest Discovery Trail). This is the most complex and critical step in the project. Volunteers who can offer technical or financial support are asked to contact the GTHA at 570-296-9630 or [email protected]. The Fire Tower is intended to be used as an educational resource, not for fire management, and exhibits that describe the the history of the US Forest Service fire program, Gifford Pinchot’s role, and fire suppression and management today are being developed. Watch restoration video: https://www.greytowers.org/fire-tower/ Support this project: https://www.paypal.com/donate/