Alex Water Tower - Alex, OK
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hamquilter
N 34° 54.692 W 097° 46.835
14S E 611396 N 3863910
Like so many small Oklahoma towns, these old metal water towers form the town's "skyline".
Waymark Code: WMHT9F
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 08/12/2013
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Alex (pronounced Alek by residents) is a small farming community south of the Washita River in Grady County. Originally settled in 1881, the post office was established in 1885. Today, the population is between 550 and 600 people.
On 4th Street, just south of "J" Street, this metal dome-roofed water tower was in use by the town until only a few years ago when a cylindrical masonry tower was constructed just south of this one.
These water towers are a common sight in rural Oklahoma. As a point of interest, the town of Rush Springs, about 12 miles southwest of Alex has used the dome roof from their old water tower as the unique roof of a gazebo in their town park.
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