Bunker Tower

{{Infobox building

| name = Bunker Tower

| native_name=

| image = Alabama4.jpg

| caption = Bunker Tower atop Mount Cheaha

| former_names = Bunker Observation Tower

| building_type = Observation tower

| architectural_style = Rustic architecture

| structural_system = rubble masonry

| location = Cheaha Mountain, Alabama

| owner = State of Alabama

| coordinates = {{Coord|33.485556|-85.809167|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

| start_date = 1933

| completion_date = 1934

| embedded = {{designation list|embed=yes|designation1=ARLH|designation1_date=December 15, 1989}}

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Bunker Tower is a native rubble stone building serving as an observation tower on Cheaha Mountain in Cleburne County, Alabama's Cheaha State Park. The tower is located on Cheaha's tallest peak. At {{convert|2407|ft|m|0}} above sea level, it is the highest point in Alabama.{{cite news | last =Baker| first =Mark D.| title =Cheaha park built with sweat and fun| work =The Anniston Star| date =June 5, 1999}} The tower, built in a rustic architectural style, was completed in 1934 by the Civilian Conservation Corps.{{cite news| last =Truett| first =Tammy Freeman| title =CCC legacy includes Cheaha State Park| work =The Cleburne News| date =September 5, 2002 }} Park offices and a gift shop originally occupied the first floor wings connected to either side of the tower.

The tower is immediately adjacent to a tall Alabama Public Television WCIQ transmitter tower which aids as a landmark among the trees and foliage atop Mount Cheaha. Bunker Tower was added to the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage on December 15, 1989.{{cite web|title=Properties on the Alabama Register of Landmarks & Heritage |url=http://preserveala.org/alabamaregister.aspx?sm=f_b |work=Alabama Historical Commission |publisher=www.preserveala.org |accessdate=October 25, 2012 |url-status=usurped |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120904152458/http://preserveala.org/alabamaregister.aspx?sm=f_b |archivedate=September 4, 2012 }}

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