All along the watchtowers....not always a happy ending.

Fox farmers built watchtowers to view the breeding foxes without disturbing them and to protect their investment from getting "carried" away.   Most towers were 2-3 story freestanding wooden structures.  Only a very small handful were built as part of the home.  The towers were abandoned after the fall of the fur of trade.  You can probably count the total remaining towers that have not been reclaimed by the elements on one hand now.  They are almost completely erased from our history. The remaining towers are truely irreplaceable. The pictured tower is in Canada. They believe it to be one of two still standing in the country that started the fox farm fever.  The barn is in poor condition. In 2012, a group was formed to save the structure.  I cannot find any recent updates.   I am afraid this will be another one lost.

http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/sites/foxbarn.shtml