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The company was founded in 1892 by two graduates of Iowa State College, William H. Jackson and Berkeley M. Moss. [8] The partners initially contracted to have their steel tanks fabricated by Keystone Bridge Company of Pittsburgh, but soon took on a third partner, Edward W. Crellin, who was operating a small fabricating shop in Des Moines, Iowa.
Beaumont St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad Water Tank (1875, restored 2012), Beaumont, Kansas, US. Although the use of elevated water storage tanks has existed since ancient times in various forms, the modern use of water towers for pressurized public water systems developed during the mid-19th century, as steam-pumping became more common, and better pipes that could handle higher pressures ...
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Five windows allow light into the tower. A wooden tank originally sat on the tower, bought from Challenge Wind Mill and Feed Mill Company of Batavia. John M. Healy of Chicago provided pipe for the water system, and laid it. [4] By 1911 the wooden tank was insufficient, and was replaced with a steel tank from Kennicott Water Softener of Chicago.
Water towers in Wisconsin (1 C, 1 P) Pages in category "Towers in Wisconsin" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
The Fort Atkinson Water Tower is an unused water tower that was built in 1901 in Ft. Atkinson, Wisconsin. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 15, 2005. [1] [2] It is a 112 feet (34 m)-tall structure: a 78 feet (24 m) cream brick masonry base supports a 33 feet (10 m) steel tank.
Michels Corporation is a family-owned and operated energy and infrastructure construction company headquartered in Brownsville, WI. Established in 1959, Michels Corporation ranks #27th out of 400 top contractors in North America , [ 2 ] performing work throughout the world.
Pages in category "Water towers on the National Register of Historic Places in Wisconsin" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .