Pike County High School Standpipe (BT2173) - Brundidge, AL
Posted by: xptwo
N 31° 43.377 W 085° 48.762
16R E 612486 N 3510340
This water tank is located at a high point in Brundidge, Alabama, south of Troy. The area is listed as a park on the map.
Waymark Code: WMH2E8
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 05/11/2013
Views: 2
We reached the area from Nassau Street, between Railroad Street and Boyd Street. The tower is easily seen and approached across the grass.
The 1943 description from the datasheet reads:
01/01/1943 by CGS (FIRST OBSERVED)
DESCRIBED BY COAST AND GEODETIC SURVEY 1943 (GWL) THE STATION IS THE TOP OF THE APEX OF THE PIKE COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL STANDPIPE. IT IS A CYLINDRICAL STANDPIPE PAINTED ALUMINUM COLOR ABOUT 60 FEET HIGH. IT IS LOCATED IN THE VILLAGE OF BRUNDIDGE ON A HILL KNOWN LOCALLY AS HIGH SCHOOL HILL. A TRAVERSE CONNECTION WAS MADE TO TRIANGULATION STATION BRUNDIDGE.