The Bearwallow Mountain Lookout Cabins and Shed are located in the
Bearwallow Park near
Mogollon, New Mexico
Mogollon, also called the Mogollon Historic District, is a former mining town located in the Mogollon Mountains in Catron County, New Mexico, United States. Located east of Glenwood and Alma, it was founded in the 1880s at the bottom of Silver ...
. Built in 1940 by the
Works Progress Administration, they are one of three
New Deal
The New Deal was a series of programs, public work projects, financial reforms, and regulations enacted by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the United States between 1933 and 1939. Major federal programs agencies included the Civilian Cons ...
-era buildings in the
Gila National Forest, which also include the
El Caso Lookout Complex and the
Mangas Mountain Lookout Complex. In 2006 the buildings were threatened by the Bear Fire, which burned across Bearwallow Mountain.
"Newsroom - News Release Details"
, Gila National Forest. USDA Forest Service. Retrieved 10/22/07.
See also
* National Register of Historic Places in Catron County, New Mexico
References
Buildings and structures in Catron County, New Mexico
Works Progress Administration in New Mexico
Government buildings completed in 1940
Gila National Forest
1940 establishments in New Mexico
Fire lookout towers on the National Register of Historic Places in New Mexico
National Register of Historic Places in Catron County, New Mexico
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