ARTESIA COMPRESS - Water Tank - Water Towers on Waymarking.com

Artesia is a great little Western New Mexico Town.
The Mexican food is great the hospitality is grand.
We visit my Aunt and Uncle here very often and will now have to introduce them to WAYMARKING.

Documented History (by the NGS)
1/1/1949 by USGS (FIRST OBSERVED)
DESCRIBED BY US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 1949 STATION IS LOCATED ABOUT 2.9 MI. N. OF ARTESIA, NEW MEXICO, ALONG U.S. HIGHWAY NO. 285, IN NE. 1/4 SEC. 32, T 16 S, R 26 E, AT THE ARTESIA COTTON COMPRESS MILL A LARGE SILVER COLORED WATER TANK ON TALLL STEEL STRUCTURE. CENTER OF TOP OF WATER TANK. TO REACH STATION FROM THE POST OFFICE IN ARTESIA FOLLOW U.S. HIGHWAY 285 N. TOWARD ROSWELL FOR ABOUT 2.9 MI. TO LARGE COTTON COMPRESS ON E. SIDE OF RD. STATION MARK--CENTER OF WATER TANK.
1/1/1975 by NGS (GOOD)
RECOVERY NOTE BY NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY 1975 (JRS) THE STATION, ARTESIA COMPRESS WATER TANK, IS THE CENTER OF THE TOP OF A 120 FEET TALL, ELEVATED WATER TANK, PAINTED SILVER AND SUPPORTED BY 4 LEGS. IT IS LOCATED ABOUT 3 MILES NORTH OF ARTESIA ON THE RIGHT OF U.S. HIGHWAY 285. IT IS OWNED BY THE ARTESIA COMPRESS COMPANY.

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