SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY
BRANCH MOUNTAIN
Los Padres National Forest
July 8, 1936: "Lightning, chief cause of the fires, struck Branch Mountain lookout station. The building was shaken, but undamaged, and Ranger Fred Luelling, in charge, was unhurt." (Santa Maria Daily Times)
October 9, 1936: "Construction of a 24-mile telephone line from Pozo to Branch mountain lookout station in the northern part of Santa Barbara National forest is within two miles of being completed." (Santa Ynez Valley News)