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Bunker Tower

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Type
  
Observation tower

Owner
  
State of Alabama

Opened
  
1934

Construction started
  
1933

Completed
  
1934

Designated
  
December 15, 1989

Architectural style
  
Rustic architecture

Structural system
  
Rubble masonry

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Former names
  
Bunker Observation Tower

Location
  
Cheaha Mountain, Alabama

Similar
  
Cheaha Mountain, Cheaha State Park, Talladega National Forest, Great Smoky Mountains, Great Smoky Mountain

Bunker Tower is a native rubble stone building serving as an observation tower on Cheaha Mountain in Cleburne County, Alabama's Cheaha State Park. The tower is located on Cheaha's tallest peak. At 2,407 feet (734 m) above sea level, it is the highest point in Alabama. The tower, built in a rustic architectural style, was completed in 1934 by the Civilian Conservation Corps. Park offices and a gift shop originally occupied the first floor wings connected to either side of the tower.

Map of Bunker Tower, Alabama 36258, USA

The tower is immediately adjacent to a tall Alabama Public Television WCIQ transmitter tower which aids as a landmark among the trees and foliage atop Mount Cheaha. Bunker Tower was added to the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage on December 15, 1989.

References

Bunker Tower Wikipedia