Gaston Water Tower - Gaston, IN
N 40° 18.800 W 085° 29.990
16T E 627469 N 4463614
An vintage style water tower in the old town of Gaston, Indiana. While this style of water tower was commonly surveyed and pinned as a benchmark, this one was not. A newer water tower is further to the west but this one has been maintained as well.
Waymark Code: WMP2MM
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 06/17/2015
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Gaston AKA "Snagtown" and "New Corner" was platted as a townsite by David L. Jones in February 27, 1855. With 35 residents, Snagtown was a trading center with a sawmill, general store, two churches, school, post office and doctor. Rich ground that was once swamp drew families to settle nearby and the small town grew.
Written histories agree that the town of Snagtown was named by Nathan McCreery, Sr. when, on his way to the general store, he snagged his jeans on a stump. He remarked, that this place was nothing but a "Snagtown". The name stuck, and the town was named.
Modern roads eventually were built as Snagtown grew and prospered. The name was changed to New Corner when a "new corner" of business building were built. The name Gaston was adopted on November 11, 1892 and the town was incorporated in 1904 during the gas boom.
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