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A week ago Rustyiron asked about my water tower. Looking through photos I've put on TBN in the past I happened to find a photo from when I started foundation repairs (new redwood plates on the concrete foundation), in 2015.
Here's the whole water tower, ground to windmill. This is the typical size for the normal 'one horse' farm around here but larger versions were built at wealthier farms. The windmill drove a vertical rod that operated a 'pumphandle' style wellhead located at ground level.
Now a century later most watertowers have been re-purposed like this one, with the tank removed from the top floor and more windows added.
Here's the whole water tower, ground to windmill. This is the typical size for the normal 'one horse' farm around here but larger versions were built at wealthier farms. The windmill drove a vertical rod that operated a 'pumphandle' style wellhead located at ground level.
Now a century later most watertowers have been re-purposed like this one, with the tank removed from the top floor and more windows added.
