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Another tower in Oklahoma, built in 1986 and billed as the largest water tower in the country, is 218 ft (66 m) tall, can hold 500,000 US gallons (1,900 m 3), and is located in Edmond. [15] [16] The Earthoid, a nearly spherical tank located in Germantown, Maryland is 100 ft (30 m) tall and holds 2,000,000 US gallons (7,600 m 3) gallons of water ...
A water tower is an elevated structure [1] supporting a water tank constructed at a height sufficient to pressurize a distribution system for potable water, and to provide emergency storage for fire protection. [2] Water towers often operate in conjunction with underground or surface service reservoirs, which store treated water close to where ...
Water towers on the National Register of Historic Places (1 C, 12 P) Pages in category "Water towers in the United States" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total.
November 11, 1971. The Louisville Water Tower, located east of downtown Louisville, Kentucky, near the riverfront, is the oldest ornamental water tower in the world, having been built before the more famous Chicago Water Tower. [2][non-primary source needed] Both the actual water tower and its pumping station are a designated National Historic ...
M. Water towers in Maine (1 C) Water towers in Massachusetts (1 C, 2 P) Water towers in Michigan (1 C, 2 P) Water towers in Minnesota (1 C, 7 P) Water towers in Missouri (1 C, 4 P)
The tower is also rented out as a four-bedroom and four-bathroom house. The base of the tower contains a garage and a bedroom for a guard. There is an elevator to the upper part of the water tower, which contains a sunset deck, secret bookshelf, hot tub, kitchen, aquarium family room, dining area, ballroom, bar, and 360° view of the surrounding area.
At 153 ft (47 m) tall, the water tower was designed to hold a maximum of one million gallons of water. Currently, it contains about 800,000. Internet companies pay the city to use the tower as a cell tower. The tower also contains a vent, which allows air to escape as the water fills up. The vent is sealed in order to keep out debris and animals.
Description. The tower is located at 806 Michigan Avenue along the Magnificent Mile shopping district in the Near North Side community area of Chicago, Illinois in a small park, the Jane M. Byrne Plaza. The tower was constructed to house a large water pump, intended to draw water from Lake Michigan. Built in 1869, it is the second-oldest water ...