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6/03/2026

  • jesse4430
  • 4 days ago
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MANITOWISH WATERS - The Manitowish Waters Historical Society in Vilas County recently located and documented the original foundations of two fire watch towers, built in 1912 and the early 1930s. The towers once stood above the Northwoods to watch & warn communities of fire danger. Original maps helped pinpoint the towers’ locations near County Highways H and K in Boulder Junction. Historian Jim Bokern and his team measured and GPS-marked the sites to help protect them from damage in cooperation with state archaeologists and the DNR. The society hopes to preserve these sites for education and appreciation while discouraging artifact theft, which threatens the region’s history and heritage.

 
 
 

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