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TANKS FOR THE MEMORIES:
Water Towers in Texas & Beyond

We look up to them - They look down on us.

About Water Towers

An Illustrated Water Tank Glossary by Edward Aquifer
A Salute to Standpipes, "Tin Men", Waterspheres, Torosphericals, Spheroids and Hydro-pillars.

Forty Years in the Water Tower Business
or Does the Ladder of Success Have to be this High? Clyde Burns of Huntsville, Texas by Edward Aquifer
Including sixteen water tower photos courtesy of Clyde Burns

The Art of Water Tower Maintenance by Johnny Stucco

Texas Water Towers

Agua Dulce 4-8-11

Amherst 8-5-11

Anna 7-8-12

Avery 9-26-10

Bandera

Beasley 5-8-10

Big Wells 3-2-13

Booker 7-10-10

Byers 1-10-10

Celeste

China

Darrouzett 4-5-10

Deport 5-1-11

Domino 6-25-10

Edroy - A wooden water tower

Eldorado 3-20-12

Follett 9-3-10

Fort Hancock water tank

Groom 4-9-11

Hale Center 7-27-10

Happy 5-2-11

Hubbard 4-19-12

Jayton 6-11-10

Kermit 10-7-11

Kress 7-18-10

Ladonia

Lamesa

Lawn

Levelland 8-4-10

Linden 9-24-10

Littlefield 7-10-10

Loraine

McLean 5-9-12

Naples 8-6-10

Omaha 5-27-12

Orange - Brick-based 11-5-10

Ore City 4-19-11

Paducah 8-13-11

Petrolia 3-2-10

Pila Blanca 11-1-10

Plainview Moview Artifact 5-11-10

Portland

Poteet

Pottsboro

POW Camp near Hereford

Power Point 4-5-10

Prosper

Queen City 6-27-10

Ralls

Rancho Viejo

Rhome

Richardson

Richland Springs 3-11-11

Richmond 2-2-13

Rotan 1-26-10

Savoy

Shamrock 6-24-10

Turkey 1-9-11

Whiteface 8-8-10

Woodson
More to come

Water Works

Barnhart, Irion County

A Victorian Gothic Standpipe
Milwaukee's Old North Point Water Tower
Photos by Ken Rudine

Texas Forum - Water Towers

Frost has 1 of the tallest tower in texas. It's not listed. - Reader, January 14, 2005

Someone recently sent me an article written by Gwen Cook and published in the Houston Chronicle October 18, 1997. Gwen, a former Megargelite, wrote a wonderful article about the old Megargel watertower. Like Gwen, I wish I could have been there to see it on that last day when it was finally brought down. I only lived in Megargel during my high school years, but that watertower with MEGARGEL written in black, block letters across its silver colored tank is a lasting memory of mine.

The relatively flat topography of the area enabled one to see the watertower from miles away and from just about any direction. I particularly remember being able to see it while riding the schoolbus. We could see and �home in� on the watertower for almost the entire four mile bus ride. No question about it, the watertower was Megargel�s most prominent landmark (the highest, certainly) and one I assumed would always be there. Now, some 45 years later, I marvel that it remained a faithful beacon as long as it did. - Jamo C. Powell, Sarasota, Florida, June 24, 2002

What a surprise to see downtown Crane on the Internet! Also, to see the Crane water tower that I used to try to climb as a girl! My grandfather was JK Price longtime city manager of Crane in the 50s and 60s. Thanks for the memory Ms Beauchamp! - Jonette, Flower Mound, 22/Jun/2002

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TANKS FOR THE MEMORIES:
Water Towers in Texas & Beyond