Mount St. Patrick Fire Tower
Tweed, ON
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Steel Tower
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Unknown Status
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Elev. 371 m
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Overview
Steel. Quite possibly the first of the first 11 steel towers built in Ontario; steel supplied by Goold, Shapely & Muir of Brantford, Ontario; octagonal cupola; land leased from Daniel C. Hunt for 99 years.
The first observer was James Guiney, who apparently devised a system of pulleys and weights to ascend and descend the tower in order to avoid the long climb up the ladder. One day one of the weights dislodged resulting in Guiney making a much more rapid descent than he wanted, after which he abandoned his apparatus and resumed climbing the ladder! (Sylva
Magazine, Vol 2, No. 2, 1946)
Appears on Pembroke topographic map 31F, 3rd ed., 1977
Field Notes
- Lookout Type
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Steel Tower
- Tower Status
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Unspecified
- Registry ID
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27613
- Build Date
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Unspecified
- Elevation
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371 m
- Access
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Unspecified
Geodata & Coordinates
Note: Coordinates listed on this site are intended as a guideline only. Locations are based on the best available information but may not be exact. Terrain changes, historical shifts, and data errors can affect accuracy — always verify before visiting or navigating to a site.
- Lat / Long
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45.30889, -76.89056
- DMS
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45°18.533′N · 76°53.434′W
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Mount St. Patrick Fire Tower
Tweed, ON
·
Steel Tower
·
Unknown Status
·
Elev. 371 m
↑
Overview
Steel. Quite possibly the first of the first 11 steel towers built in Ontario; steel supplied by Goold, Shapely & Muir of Brantford, Ontario; octagonal cupola; land leased from Daniel C. Hunt for 99 years.
The first observer was James Guiney, who apparently devised a system of pulleys and weights to ascend and descend the tower in order to avoid the long climb up the ladder. One day one of the weights dislodged resulting in Guiney making a much more rapid descent than he wanted, after which he abandoned his apparatus and resumed climbing the ladder! (Sylva
Magazine, Vol 2, No. 2, 1946)
Appears on Pembroke topographic map 31F, 3rd ed., 1977
Key Facts
- Lookout Type
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Steel Tower
- Tower Status
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- Registry ID
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27613
- Build Date
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Unknown
- Elevation
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371 m
- Access
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Gallery
Geodata & Coordinates
Note: Coordinates listed on this site are intended as a guideline only. Locations are based on the best available information but may not be exact. Terrain changes, historical shifts, and data errors can affect accuracy — always verify before visiting or navigating to a site.
- Lat / Long
-
45.30889, -76.89056
- DMS
-
45°18.533′N · 76°53.434′W
- What3Words
-
- UTM
-
- Plus Code
-
- Geohash
-
Trip Reports
Discussion
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