The first watch tower erected by the State Department of Conservation and Development is located at Cameron Hill in west Harnett, about 12 miles east of Vass. This tower will be in charge of a man for about six months of the year, whose duty it shall be to keep on the lookout for forest fires and give the alarm whenever one is located.
Camero Hill is the highest point in that section. Surmounted by a tower 65 feet in height, gives an unobstructed view of a vast area of territory. The tower will be equipped with telephones, so that the moment a fire is spotted, the keeper of the tower can communicate with someone it he threatened neighborhood and avert the great loss which would obtain if the fire were allowed to get under headway before being discovered.
Visitors are welcome to inspect the tower at any time, except during services at Camerion Hill Church. Six flights of stairs are provided, which can be negotiated comfortably to the top of the tower. However, notices are posted on the property to warn visitors that the State will not be responsible on account of any injuries sustained in connection with inspections of the tower. It is the plan of the State to triangulate this tower by the erection of similar equipment at Pinehurst and Carthage.
From the front page of The Pilot, Vass, N.C., July 16, 1926
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