Chenocetah Fire Tower

Chenocetah Fire Tower
Chenocetah Fire Tower
Chenocetah Fire Tower is located in Georgia
Chenocetah Fire Tower
Chenocetah Fire Tower is located in the United States
Chenocetah Fire Tower
LocationChenocetah Mountain, Cornelia, Georgia
Coordinates34°30′08″N 83°30′25″W / 34.50222°N 83.50694°W / 34.50222; -83.50694
Built1937
Architectural stylefire tower
NRHP reference No.84001110[1]
Added to NRHPJune 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.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.