Before Timberline Lodge, there was a fire lookout cabin on Mt. Hood

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Before Timberline Lodge, there was a fire lookout cabin on Mt. Hood

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Published on May 13, 2024, 12:50:43 PM
Total time: 00:09:52

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In 1915, U.S. Forest Service ranger Elijah “Lige” Coalman built a fire lookout cabin on the summit of Mt. Hood. The cabin served as a place to view incipient fires and a bit of a party spot, according to the new short documentary Cabin in the Sky: The Mount Hood Lookout. Filmmaker Ned Thanhauser joins us to share the history of the cabin, which lasted until 1940. 

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