Cambridge Black Tower in 1914 or 1917
(Photo courtesy Iris Baird)

Town: Cambridge
County: Coos
Mountain or Hill: Cambridge Black
Height above sea level: 2711 FT
Tower Structure Height: Unknown
Latitude: 44-38-06
Longitude: 71-05-29
First date of operation: 1910
Operating Agency: NH Forestry Comm.
Type: Wooden Tower

• 1910-1925 (at least two rough wood towers built)
• Funded by the NH Timberland Owners Association, it was turned over to the NH Forestry Commission about 1911. There were at least two log towers. In 1925-6 it was replaced by a new station on Jodrie Hill in Milan, which had better coverage of the area near the Grand Trunk Railway line.