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First Mount Bonaparte lookout c. 1921

... that since 1914 three unique buildings have been called the Mount Bonaparte Lookout (pictured)?

Source: NRHP "..Subsequently used for storage, the Bonaparte Mountain Cabin was replaced in 1930

by a second tower (since removed), and by a third in 1961."

Firelookout.com "Establish(ed) in 1914 with a 12x12' slant-walled cabin ...a 16' wooden tower with Region 5 cab replaced it in 1930. The present ... tower with R-6 flat cab, built in 1961... "

1914 cabin and 1960 tower in 2021

ALT1: ... that in the 1980s, a baby grand piano was built 7,259.5 ft (2,212.7 m) up a mountain in the Mount Bonaparte Lookout (pictured)? Source: Tri-City Herald 1985 "Carrying...from the trailhead to his lookout tower on 7,258 foot Mount Bonaparte..."
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- Comment: I would use the 1921 image for ALT0, and the 2021 image for ALT1.

Moved to mainspace by Kevmin (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 392 past nominations.

Kev min § 19:50, 8 August 2026 (UTC).Reply

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

Image: Image is freely licensed, used in the article, and clear at 100px.
Freely licensed: Used in article: Clear at 100px:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Nice work. I'm approving ALT1 as I think that is more interesting. Epicgenius (talk) 17:53, 12 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

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