What Should be Done to Prevent Graffiti at the Indian Tower?

The sits at the highest point of Nazareth's original 5,000 acres.

The tower of the Lehigh Valley. You can see Easton and as far south as Allentown.

It also, however, provides panoramic views of graffiti. In brightly colored spray paint, ink and marker, the observation tower is littered with profane words, pornographic images and notes to not-so-best friends.

The tower, owned by the , is in a remote location off W. High Street in , so protecting it from damage is difficult.

Most recently, vandals spray-painted graffiti referencing "420," code for marijuana use, township Police Chief Alan Siegfried told The Express-Times.

In years past, the tower has been repainted to hide the graffiti. Proceeds from  were donated to the  and used to help restore the Indian Tower, part of which included repainting it with graffiti-resistant paint.

The Cross Over was written by Scott Morro, who now lives in Bethlehem but was born and raised in Nazareth.

“I grew up in Nazareth. That’s my hometown. The Indian Tower should be a place you can see history,” Morro said in a previous interview with Patch. “It should continue to be a place that’s cool and respected. Not graffitied with stupid words and phrases.”

According to another report from The Express-Times, in 2004, a local teen chose cleaning up the tower as his Eagle Scout project. Justin Lovuolo, his family and friends spent 253 hours and more than $1,600 removing graffiti, repairing a hole in the ceiling, installing informational plaques and benches and planting flowers.

As the readers of Nazareth Patch can see from the pictures to the right of this story -- taken on the afternoon of Wednesday, April 25 -- the efforts to restore the gorgeous panoramic views of the Indian Tower have once again been soiled.

Our question to you: What should be done to prevent graffiti at the Indian Tower? How can the tower be better protected from vandals? Tell us in the comment section below.