Black-and-White Photograph - Water Tower

2008.009.0002.PC

Worthington Minnesota Wooden Water Tower 1905
Title
Worthington Minnesota Wooden Water Tower 1905
Creation Date
March 2 1905
1905
Dimensions

8" x 11"

Description
Worthington Minnesota Wooden Water Tower 1905 Creator: Buchan, Edward F., 1858-1941; Wooden water tower with weather vane and bell n Worthington Minnesota. - Worthington's water supply in 1905 came from this four-legged tower which rose above the prairie without even a tree to give it competition as the highest vantage point in the area. A completely functional structure, it not only held the town's water but also sported a fire alarm bell (at second cross beam) and was capped by a weather vane
Geographic Names
City of Worthington, Nobles, Minnesota, United States, NA [43.62722,-95.59833] [id:5053475]

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