According to Tim's grandfather, Mr. Golanka, "In the past, this tower was primarily used as water supply for steamed locomotives that traveled below the escarpment that it sits upon. There were three cast iron pipes running all the way to do the top: inlet (using city water from wells), outlet, and overflow. We think it's at least 103 years old, and it was probably used up until World War II." Photograph courtesy Tim Villabona. Photo 4 of 5 in Repurposed Cylindrical Structures by Andrea Smith

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According to Tim's grandfather, Mr. Golanka, "In the past, this tower was primarily used as water supply for steamed locomotives that traveled below the escarpment that it sits upon. There were three cast iron pipes running all the way to do the top: inlet (using city water from wells), outlet, and overflow. We think it's at least 103 years old, and it was probably used up until World War II." Photograph courtesy Tim Villabona.