Science Hill is a
mountain
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in the
Southern Tier
The Southern Tier is a geographic subregion of the broader Upstate New York region of New York State, consisting of counties west of the Catskill Mountains in Delaware County and geographically situated along or very near the northern border ...
of
New York
New York most commonly refers to:
* New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York
* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
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. It is located west-southwest of
Limestone
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in
Cattaraugus County
Cattaraugus County (locally known as Catt County) is a county in Western New York, with one side bordering Pennsylvania. As of the United States 2020 census, the population was 77,042. The county seat is Little Valley. The county was created ...
within
Allegany State Park, near the
Bradford, Pennsylvania entrance to the park. In 1932, a steel fire lookout tower was built on the mountain. In 1978, it was taken down and reassembled at the
Ellicottville BOCES school.
History
In 1928, the
Conservation Department's Division of State Parks built a Aermotor LS40 steel fire lookout tower on
Mount Irvine. In 1932, the steel fire lookout tower that was on Mount Irvine was moved to Science Hill. It remained on Science Hill until 1978, when it was taken down and reassembled at the
Ellicottville BOCES school.
References
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Mountains of Cattaraugus County, New York
Mountains of New York (state)