This geocache is part of the County of Highlands Centennial GeoTrail. Visit the link below for the official GeoTrail passport to log the codewords for all GeoTrail caches, turn in and receive a set of 5 souvenir tags. Website https://visitsebring.com/sebring-area-geotour/ for more information about the Sebring Area GeoTour and the County of Highlands Centennial GeoTrail.
The Lake Placid Tower, is a closed observation tower is approximately 240 feet tall. Earnest Oakley Hunt dreamed of building an observation tower when he moved to Orlando in 1938, then moved to Sebring in 1947 and found the perfect location in nearby Lake Placid. He and Robert Gray formed Air View Corporation to build the tower. The tower was designed by architect A. Wynn Howell, built by Ridge Builders of Sebring in 1960 for $350,000 and opened January 1, 1961. The tower has been abandoned since 2020. The tower is among 35 designated Lake Placid historic structures. It is one of three towers in Central Florida, including the Citrus Tower, built in 1956, 100 miles to the north in Clermont, and Bok Tower, built in 1929, 50 miles to the north in Lake Wales.