Durham Water Tower

35.983066, -78.888206

Year built
1939
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Durham Water Tower, ~1950 <a href="http://www.herald-sun.com">The Herald-Sun Newspaper</a>   This 1.5 million gallon water tower was built in 1939 - it is elevated 145 feet above this high elevation near East Pettigrew and South Alston Ave.  
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Thanks Toby - I've recopied some of yours and tried my best with my original photo, which wasn't super sharp. DURHAM N.C. WATER WORKS THE CITY COUNCIL W. F. CARR - MAYOR ALDERMEN J. F. BARFIELD W.N. RAND J. B. COLE B.F. SEWELL A.M. HARRIS ?. S. SLATTERY ?.W. MUNFORD J.E. STRAWBRIDGE H.I. PARRISH ?.T. TAYLOR D.R. PERRY A.P. WIGGINS H. A. YANCEY - CITY MANAGER C. G. ALSTON - CITY CLERK C. V. JONES - CITY ATTORNEY WM. H. PIATT - CONSULTING ENGINEER J. C. MICHIE - SUP'T. WATER DEPT. D. M. WILLIAMS - ASST. SUPT. H.F. REDDING - RES. ENG. CONTRACTORS CHICAGO BRIDGE AND IRON CO. JF MCGUIRE CONST GC V.B. HIGGINS CO

@Anon -- The first one says: --------------------------- FEDERAL EMERGENCY ADMINISTRATION OF PUBLIC WORKS FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES HAROLD L. ICKES ADMINISTRATOR OF PUBLIC WORKS DURHAM WATER WORKS 1939 --------------------------

I would love to see what is written on those plaques. Any text possible? Thanks...

How about "Durham, Renowned the World Around" in big green letters on the water tower? Kinda catchy. Or perhaps an arrow pointing down stating "If you lived here, you'd be home by now."

I wouldn't harp too much about the lack of cool logo. In Durham, you have to "Find Your Cool."

Is there a reason Durham's water tower doesn't have a cool "logo" or painting representing the city it resides in like other city towers?

Thanks for the clarification... Excellent example of Roosevelt's New Deal project history information...

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