Water Tower Locations - Cuba Subdivision - Inquiry

Discussion in 'Water Towers' started by Frisco152251, Nov 28, 2015.

  1. Frisco152251

    Frisco152251 Member

    I would like to know if you guys knew of any bits left from water towers around the area.

    I would like to go and take a look.

    I feel like there might be a foundation or something by Valley Park, but haven't seen anything myself.

    Frisco152251
     
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  2. klrwhizkid

    klrwhizkid Administrator Staff Member Administrator Frisco.org Supporter

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  3. Frisco152251

    Frisco152251 Member

  4. meteor910

    meteor910 2009 Engineer of the Year Staff Member Frisco.org Supporter

    Old depot photos show a water tower for sure at Stanton, Cuba and Rolla.

    Ken
     
  5. w3hodoug (Doug Hughes RIP 03/24/2021)

    w3hodoug (Doug Hughes RIP 03/24/2021) 2008 Engineer of the Year Frisco.org Supporter

    There were two at Dixon - one for the high-sulfur-content water and the other for treated.

    Footings for the treated-water tank remained for years and are probably still there.

    I was sitting on one when taking this photo.

    Caboose 1724 on WB_2.jpg
     
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  6. RogerRT

    RogerRT Staff Member Staff Member Frisco.org Supporter

    I saw a photo of one at Valley Park just west of the depot.

    Roger
     
  7. frisco1522

    frisco1522 Staff Member Staff Member

    There were a couple of them in Pacific.
     
  8. mike_newton

    mike_newton Member

  9. yardmaster

    yardmaster Administrator Staff Member Administrator Frisco.org Supporter

    Ah, maybe this explains why there were two wooden tanks at Chaffee, plus the metal one on top of the bluff.

    Note the two wooden tanks to the right and just "below" the roundhouse in the aerial photo that Don Wirth posted.

    http://www.frisco.org/shipit/index....o-yard-early-20th-century-map.1046/#post-5901

    Best Regards,
     
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  10. w3hodoug (Doug Hughes RIP 03/24/2021)

    w3hodoug (Doug Hughes RIP 03/24/2021) 2008 Engineer of the Year Frisco.org Supporter

    Here is a poor scan of a poor newspaper photo of the Dixon tanks.

    Twin Tanks.jpg
     
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  11. palallin

    palallin Member

    Some footings remain in Rolla near Frisco Pond.
     
  12. geep07

    geep07 Member

    Doug,

    What year was photo taken?

    Thanks,

    John
     
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