Borden

Information

Names: Borden

Location: Not known to me as part of any state forest or park; south of current boundaries of Clark State Forest; generally north-northwest of Louisville, KY; in 1966 described as “LOCATED ON STATE OWNED PROPERTY”

County: Clark

Topo quad: Borden

Condition: Not standing at this site; Ron’s site indicates that this tower was moved to the Salem location in Washington County near Salem

Maps

Borden topo quad, 1941

Links and History

National Geodetic Survey datasheet for mark BORDEN LOOKOUT TOWER 1947 (HZ2299) – described in 1947 as “THE TOWER IS OF FOUR LEG STEEL TRUSS CONSTRUCTION WITH A CABIN AT THE TOP. IT IS SILVER IN COLOR AND IS ABOUT 85 FEET HIGH.”

NGS datasheet for BORDEN RESET HZ2298 – in 1966 says “THE BORDEN LOOKOUT TOWER MENTIONED IN THE ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION HAS BEEN TORN DOWN AND ONLY THE FOOTINGS REMAIN” and in 1973 mentions “TORN DOWN LOOKOUT TOWER”

Ron’s page about Borden with info about the tower’s move to Salem

Data

CoordinatesLatitudeLongitude
My coordinates (unofficial)38.440489-85.908496
NGS datasheet for HZ2299 (Google Maps)38 26 27.13657(N)085 54 29.95608(W)
NGS datasheet for HZ2298 (Google Maps)38 26 26.60147(N)085 54 29.81716(W)