Almanac: Forest fire lookout towers
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Almanac: Forest fire lookout towers
On June 10, 1905, America's first forest fire lookout tower went into operation on top of Squaw Mountain in Maine. Today, fire towers - displaced by advanced technologies - are finding new uses. Jane Pauley reports.
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