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. Built in 1934 by the Works Progress Administration, the complex was one of three

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. The other two are the Mangas Mountain Lookout Complex near Old Horse Springs and the Bearwallow Mountain Lookout Complex near Mogollon.United States National Park Service. (1988) ''National Register of Historic Places, 1966-1988.''

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Government buildings completed in 1934 Towers completed in 1934 Buildings and structures in Catron County, New Mexico Government buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in New Mexico Fire lookout towers on the National Register of Historic Places in New Mexico Works Progress Administration in New Mexico Gila National Forest National Register of Historic Places in Catron County, New Mexico 1934 establishments in New Mexico {{NewMexico-NRHP-stub

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