BONNER COUNTY
NEWPORT HILL
Kaniksu National Forest
56N-5W-5
56N-5W-5
August 20, 1936: “Ranger Vanairsdale of the Forest Service reports the construction of a 45 foot steel lookout tower, with a 7 x 7 foot observatory, on the summit of what is known to the service as 'Newport Hill' east of here on the Idaho side. The tower has a fine lookout view, says the ranger, but is not visible from Newport." (The Newport Miner)