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Photocopy--black and white: 2 photos on one page. Photo on left with caption: "The Living Tower made of four growing redwood trees--Camp Meeker, Cal S-353" Photo on right shows man and woman on steps to the tower. The Living Tower was built as as a recreational attraction for Camp Meeker. Platforms were built connecting the four redwoods to form a tower. It is said that on a clear day, five counties were visible from the top of the tower. Camp Meeker was built by mill man M.C. "Boss" Meeker in the heart of the Occidental redwoods. Meeker sold 70 lots in 1898 for camping and recreation. In 1900, Meeker sold the property to Henry Gregson. The tower burned down in the 1940s.
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