PERRY                       18 Tower Rock

Tower Rock Natural Area

A 32-acre area located 1.5 miles south of Wittenberg in Section 20, T34N, R14E, Altenburg 7.5 min. topographic map. Designated November 15, 1972.

Natural Features--Tower Rock, a small limestone island carved by the Mississippi River, upland forest with stands of oak-pine and oak-hickory-beech, and a small natural limestone tower in the Mississippi River Section of the Ozark Border Natural Division. The mainland offers a scenic view of Tower Rock, although the island itself is inaccessible except by boat. Tower Rock is a designated National Historic Site. The area is owned by the Department of Conservation. For further information contact the District Forester, Southeast Forest District, 2302 County Park Drive, Cape Girardeau, MO 63701, phone 573/290-5730.

Tower Rock Natural Area