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'''Cairo Skywatch Tower''', also known as Delta Lima 3 Green Ground Observation Tower, is a historic [[watchtower]] located in [[Tippecanoe Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana|Tippecanoe Township]], [[Tippecanoe County, Indiana]]. It was built in 1952, and is a 40-foot tall wooden structure. It once had a glass enclosed office. It was the first officially commissioned rural skywatch tower by the [[United States Air Force]]'s [[Ground Observer Corps |Civilian Ground Observation Corps]].<ref name="SHAARD">{{cite web| url = https://secure.in.gov/apps/dnr/shaard/welcome.html| title = Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD) | publisher = Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology | format = Searchable database| accessdate = 2016-07-01}} ''Note:'' This includes {{cite web| url =https://secure.in.gov/apps/dnr/shaard/r/1ca48/N/Cairo_Skywatch_Tower_Tippecanoe_CO_Nom_(NR-1646).pdf| title = National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Cairo Skywatch Tower| accessdate = 2016-07-01| author=John M. Harris, Angela Bowen, and Ben Ross| format = PDF| date=July 2001}} and Accompanying photographs</ref>{{rp|5-6}}
'''Cairo Skywatch Tower''', also known as Delta Lima 3 Green Ground Observation Tower, is a historic [[watchtower]] located in [[Tippecanoe Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana|Tippecanoe Township]], [[Tippecanoe County, Indiana]]. It was built in 1952, and is a 40-foot tall wooden structure. It once had a glass-enclosed office. It was the first officially commissioned rural skywatch tower by the [[United States Air Force]]'s [[Ground Observer Corps|Civilian Ground Observation Corps]] under the [[Ground Observer Corps#Cold War organization|Operation Skywatch]] program.<ref name="SHAARD">{{cite web| url = https://secure.in.gov/apps/dnr/shaard/welcome.html| title = Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD) | publisher = Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology | format = Searchable database| accessdate = 2016-07-01}} ''Note:'' This includes {{cite web| url =https://secure.in.gov/apps/dnr/shaard/r/1ca48/N/Cairo_Skywatch_Tower_Tippecanoe_CO_Nom_(NR-1646).pdf| title = National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Cairo Skywatch Tower| accessdate = 2016-07-01|author1=John M. Harris |author2=Angela Bowen |author3=Ben Ross | format = PDF| date=July 2001}} and Accompanying photographs</ref>{{rp|5–6}}


It was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2002.<ref name=nris/>
It was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2002.<ref name=nris/>

Revision as of 03:41, 6 August 2023

Cairo Skywatch Tower
Cairo Skywatch Tower, October 2008
Cairo Skywatch Tower is located in Tippecanoe County, Indiana
Cairo Skywatch Tower
Cairo Skywatch Tower is located in Indiana
Cairo Skywatch Tower
Cairo Skywatch Tower is located in the United States
Cairo Skywatch Tower
LocationCounty Road 850N at County Road 100W at Cairo, Tippecanoe Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana
Coordinates40°32′26″N 86°55′30″W / 40.54056°N 86.92500°W / 40.54056; -86.92500
Area0 acres (0 ha)
Built1952 (1952)
NRHP reference No.02000202[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 21, 2002

Cairo Skywatch Tower, also known as Delta Lima 3 Green Ground Observation Tower, is a historic watchtower located in Tippecanoe Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana. It was built in 1952, and is a 40-foot tall wooden structure. It once had a glass-enclosed office. It was the first officially commissioned rural skywatch tower by the United States Air Force's Civilian Ground Observation Corps under the Operation Skywatch program.[2]: 5–6 

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved July 1, 2016. Note: This includes John M. Harris; Angela Bowen; Ben Ross (July 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Cairo Skywatch Tower" (PDF). Retrieved July 1, 2016. and Accompanying photographs


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