Desert View Watchtower

Although easily mistaken for an ancient Native American structure, the Watchtower at Desert View overlook on the edge of the Grand Canyon's south rim is a twentieth century creation constructed as a reminder of the Canyon's first native residents.

In 1932, ...

Desert Tower

Bert Vaughn of Jacumba built the stone tower in 1922-23 to commemorate the pioneers and road and railroad builders who opened the area. In the 1930s W.T. Ratcliffe carved the stone animal figures which lurk in the rocks surrounding the ...