Creve Coeur Water Tower
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N 40° 38.780 W 089° 36.072
16T E 280058 N 4502751
This water tower that serves the city of Creve Coeur has a design that relates to the city's history of Native American activity and French exploration.
Waymark Code: WM4TJH
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 09/28/2008
Views: 21
The Creve Couer water tower prominently stands in the city of Creve Couer. On the side of the tank is the city name as well as two heads in silhouette. One is of a Native American. The other is a Frenchman.
Rene-Robert-Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, led an expedition along the Illinois River and made it to the Gulf of Mexico. His expedition stopped in the area and built a fort to stay from November to March of 1678.
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