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Located here were the Alger Garrison (built 1651 by brothers Andrew and Arthur Alger, attacked and abandoned in 1675, both men killed), and Burnham's Garrison (built before 1675) at Blue Point. Richard Foxwell's Garrison (1650 ?) was located on Cascade (Foxwell) Brook, part of the Blue Point settlement.
First used as a camp lookout in 1916, followed by a log cabin with roof platform in 1920, a 20' pole tower with L-4 cab in 1934, and a 40' wooden tower with DNR live-in cab in 1958, a 42' wooden DNR live-in tower was constructed in 1980 and is listed on the National Historic Lookout Register.