He established an estate in Ringwood, New Jersey from farm in the Ramapo Mountains that would become the New Jersey State Botanical Gardens in Ringwood State Park.
The tower is a prefabricated structure built by the Aermotor Corporation and provided a front line of defense in preserving the Ramapo Mountains from the hazards of forest fires.
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Sterling Forest State Park, in the Ramapo Mountains in Orange County, New York