South Huckleberry Fire Lookout Site

Some images have been labeled as 1915. Others say 1924, and another image says that the cabin or cupola was constructed in 1925 by Ranger Duffield. The structure is a bit unique as the cupola is unusually tall. It seems the cupola was built after the original structure.

In 1923, the lookout was a high school student Roland Kelley.

On August 17, 1929, the Colville Examiner had the following article. It is unclear to me if the lookout was at his post or at the ranger station. “The Growden ranger station eight miles west of Kettle Falls on Huckleberry mountain was destroyed by fire this morning. Merritt Charlton, lookout, narrowly escaped death in the fire, making a last minute escape over the mountains to Republic, being completely cut off from Kettle Falls. Ranger Thompson of Republic, being unable to communicate with Charlton as the telephone lines had been burned, went to his rescue and barely escaped with his own life.”

In 1930, the lookout was Stanly Morris.

In 1932, the lookout (or possibly just a handyman working) at South Huckleberry was Herman Keyser. His wife also spent his last weekend with him up on the mountain.

In 1944, the lookouts were Mr. and Mrs. Hazen Walston of Colville.

South Huckleberry Lookout Site