Information
Names: McCormick’s Creek, McCormick
Location: McCormick’s Creek State Park
County: Owen (the other tower site in Owen County is Cataract)
Topo quad: Gosport
Condition: standing; refurbished; climbable up into the cab. Great tower to climb, but there isn’t a lot of view because the trees block much of the view in most directions. There’s a gate and it’s locked at night etc.
Maps
Gosport topo quad, 1947
Data
Latitude: 39.2848
Longitude: -86.72392
History
The McCormick’s Creek fire tower was built in 1935, and was in active service through 1967.
The Friends of McCormick’s Creek raised more than $100,000 to restore the tower in 2018. The restored tower was opened in 2019. A plaza with a fence was built soon after that.
It is still standing and climbable in 2024.
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