Iwo Jima Water Tower - Weslaco TX
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member PeterNoG
N 26° 08.797 W 098° 00.206
14R E 599613 N 2892303
This Water Tower is in the north corner of the Harlon Block Sports Complex on West 18th Street in Weslaco TX,
Waymark Code: WMKHCB
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 04/16/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member silverquill
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The white circular tank has a flat top and a tapered bottom. It is supported by a single large concrete center 'standpipe'. A silhouette of the flag raising at Iwo Jima.

Cpl. Harlon Block USMC, a Weslaco native, and five fellow servicemen became the subject of one of the most recognized photographic images of World War II, after they raised the U.S. flag on the Island of Iwo Jima. Nearby Texas Historical Markers (visit link)
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