Every village in the Amanas had a watch tower. As the name would suggest, it was a place where people (always men) could see over the village and look for things like fire. The tower in South Amana is no longer standing, but a garage that stood nearby is. As far as my research has led me, both of these buildings were built around the 1880s. The garage, which was used to paint wagons in, was built in 1887. This building stands to the northeast of the Fire Dept. or old blacksmith shop. It is currently used as a private garage.
The tower that used to stand was built on a hill in South Amana. This allowed for a better view of the town. On this tower was a bell that was rung in case of fire. It had a different sound than the bell that hung on the church. It had a higher tone. There were always two men on duty at night. Usually, one was older and one was younger. This allowed the younger man to have someone with more experience there if emergency action needed to take place. The men made hourly patrols of the village. They looked for fires and other goings on that may have needed some special attention. The men rotated this duty with others.
I was not able to ascertain the information of the watch tower's demise.