Green Township in Perrysville in Ashland County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Mohican Fire Tower

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Photographed by Craig Doda, April 5, 2025

1. Mohican Fire Tower Marker

Inscription. Built in 1934, fire wardens and foresters used the 80-foot-tall Mohican Fire Tower to spot blazes on Ohio lands. Ohio's fire towers were staffed by lookouts and equipped with binoculars, maps, a radio, telephone, and an alidade-a device used to pinpoint a wildfire location. At the time the Mohican tower was built, it had an average visibility of 10 miles in all directions. This allowed the towerman to keep an eye on approximately 200,000 acres of land.

While the last tower was closed in 1978, the Mohican Fire Tower still stands as a proud symbol of forest conservation and a monument to the people who worked to preserve our natural resources.

Erected by Ohio Department Of Natural Resources. (Marker Number Site 39.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical year for this entry is 1934.

Location. 40° 36.28′ N, 82° 18.284′ W. Marker is in Perrysville, Ohio, in Ashland County. It is in Green Township. It is at the intersection of O D N R Mohican Road 51 and Hog Hollow Trail, on the right when traveling east on O D N R Mohican Road 51. The marker is in Mohican State Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: O D N R Mohican Road 51, Perrysville OH 44864, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Amish Country.

It is also in the American Midwest.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named Mohican Fire Tower (here, next to this marker); Ohio Department of Natural Resources 75th Anniversary (within shouting distance of this marker); Above and Beneath (approx. half a mile away); Discover (approx. ¾ mile away); Ohio Memorial Shrine (approx. 0.9 miles away); Mohican Covered Bridge (approx. 0.9 miles away); a different marker also named Discover (approx. 0.9 miles away); The All-Importaint Hemlock (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Perrysville.

Photographed by Craig Doda, April 5, 2025

2. Mohican Fire Tower Marker

Mohican Fire Tower image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, April 5, 2025

3. Mohican Fire Tower

Credits. This page was last revised on April 10, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 10, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 152 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 10, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.