Chenocetah Fire Tower | |
Location | Chenocetah Mountain, Cornelia, Georgia |
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Coordinates | 34°30′08″N 83°30′25″W / 34.50222°N 83.50694°W |
Built | 1937 |
Architectural style | fire tower |
NRHP reference No. | 84001110[1] |
Added to NRHP | June 11, 1984 |
Chenocetah Fire Tower is a historic fire tower in the Chenocetah Mountains, Cornelia, Georgia, Habersham County, Georgia. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 11, 1984. The tower was built in 1937 as part of a public works program by the Farm Security Administration's Resettlement Administration in effort to move and employ impoverished farmers. The purpose of the building was to allow fire fighters to spot fires in the Chattahoochee National Forest.