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This water, in turn, flowed through 26 miles (42 km) of pipe. [10] A tornado on March 27, 1890 irreparably changed the Water Tower. The original water tower had an iron pipe protected by a wood-paneled shaft, but after the tornado destroyed it, it was replaced with cast iron. The tornado also destroyed all but two of the ten statues that were ...
The Evansville Standpipe is a historic water tower located in Evansville, Wisconsin.The 80-ft tall steel tower was built in 1901 by the Chicago Bridge & Iron Company, as part of the development of the local water supply system, spurred on by a devastating fire in 1896 that destroyed a large section of downtown Evansville. [2]
The Fort Atkinson Water Tower is an unused water tower that was built in 1901 in Ft. Atkinson, Wisconsin. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 15, 2005. [1] [2] It is a 112 feet (34 m)-tall structure: a 78 feet (24 m) cream brick masonry base supports a 33 feet (10 m) steel tank.
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The Forbes Hill Standpipe is a historic water tower structure located on Reservoir Road in Quincy, Massachusetts, USA.The tower was built in 1899-1902 to contain a 330,000 US gallons (1,200,000 L; 270,000 imp gal) steel water tank. [2]
Built in 1869, it is the second-oldest water tower in the United States, after the Louisville Water Tower in Louisville, Kentucky. The Chicago Water Tower now serves as a Chicago Office of Tourism as a small art gallery known as the City Gallery in the Historic Water Tower. It features the work of local photographers, artists and filmmakers.
The historic clocktower at the Elmira City Hall building at 317 E. Church St., located within the Civic Historic District, was built by a local architectural firm, Pierce and Bickford, in 1895.
The Customer Service Farmhouse – A century-old house on the grounds of the historic Schnepf Farms. Water Tower – The historic water tower was built in 1952 for the Producers Cotton Gin. It was moved to the Schnepf Farms in 1999. The 1912 Parker Carousel – The Schnepf farm is home to the historic 1912 Parker Carousel. The carousel, built ...