TN lookout tower: SVT007 Ben Parton

Tennessee lookout towers

WGS84
35.5937	-83.5922
35° 35.622'N	83° 35.532'W
35° 35' 37.3"N	83° 35' 31.9"W
17S 265153E 3941979N
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Ben Parton

Waypoint: SVT007
County: Sevier
Elevation: 4822' or USGS elevation
Info: gsmnp historical
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Remarks:

Ben Parton, an employee of the Little River Lumber company (1901-1939), constructed a platform on this knob to look for trespassers and forest fires. Along Miry Ridge Trail.
Reference: Place Names of the Smokies.

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