Water Towers
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This photo was taken circa. 1914-1927, after the construction of the first steel water tower but before the demolition of the older wooden one. The steel tower is on the left and the wood is on the right.
On the left is the 1914 tower and on the right is the 1927 cylinder. They held 100,000 and 210,000 gallons of water, respectively.
Sources
Harper, R Eugene. Thurmond Historic District, National Register of Historic Places. September 15th 1983. Accessed April 29th 2021. http://www.wvculture.org/shpo/nr/pdf/fayette/84003520.pdf.
National Park Service. “Thurmond Historic Structures Assessment New River Gorge National River West Virginia.” Accessed April 29th 2021. http://www.quid-tum.com/documents/thurmond_assessment_report.pdf.
Thurmond Walking Tour, National Park Service. January 6th 2020. Accessed April 29th 2021. https://www.nps.gov/neri/learn/historyculture/thurmond-walking-tour.htm.
National Park Service. Accessed April 29th 2021. https://www.nps.gov/neri/learn/historyculture/thurmond-walking-tour.htm.
National Park Service. Accessed April 29th 2021. http://www.quid-tum.com/documents/thurmond_assessment_report.pdf.