Cairo Skywatch Tower
U.S. Air Force commissioned observation tower August 16, 1952 for Operation Skywatch, part of Civilian Ground Observation Corps during Korean War. Constructed by community volunteers. Approximately ninety people alternated shifts to maintain twenty-four-hour watch for enemy planes because there was no national radar system.
Marker is on County Route W 850 N east of County Route N 100 W, on the right when traveling east.
Courtesy hmdb.org
