Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.
“Look See Tree is a lookout tree located at the southwest corner of Arkansas Highway 83 and Pleasant Springs Road in Coleman, Arkansas. The tree was used as a fire lookout for roughly ten to fifteen years from c. 1930 to c. 1940.”
Wikipedia article Look See Tree, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 27 National Register listings published here for Drew County · listed in 2008 · category: Site.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 43 fires within 5 miles of Look See Tree between 2001 and 2020, burning about 366 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 6 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 11 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 8 August 2004 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 5 July 2014 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | DRE7343926 |
| 31 July 2011 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 22 July 2008 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 19 July 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 10 July 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | not named |
| 1 July 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Arkansas Forestry Commission | DRE7227586 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Look See Tree: 11 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unk | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Coleman, the town this property stands in, in 5 storm reports between 2008 and 2015: 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 funnel cloud. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coleman | $25,000 | A tree fell on a mobile home on Pleasant Springs Road. |
| November 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coleman | $20,000 | The roof was blown off a house on East Mt. Zion Rd. Trees were also blown down. This is close to the Lincoln an Drew County line. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coleman | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew trees down. |
| January 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coleman | - | Trees were blown down across Arkansas Highway 83. |
| April 2011 | Funnel Cloud | Coleman | - | no account filed |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 07001427 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Drew County | All 27 listed properties in this county. |
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