[GeoStL] Re: Compton Hill Water Tower
- From: "Laura D" <festive@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 9 Apr 2004 16:31:51 -0500
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Rich,
If you got that from their website event page
http://stlouis.missouri.org/comptonhill/events.html
notice that it is out of date. It says 2000.
purple
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> Roger;
>
> Thanks for the info on the water tower. I see it's going to be open for
> tours on April 15-16 (Thru. and Fri) from 10AM to 5:30PM. Should be fun to
> be up there.
>
> Rich
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Roger Barnes" <rogbarn@xxxxxx>
> To: <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, April 08, 2004 10:29 PM
> Subject: [GeoStL] Compton Hill Water Tower
>
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> > -
> > There is a benchmark near cache ST-6 that I have logged along with
> > several other people. After some thought and discussion with
> > Happycycler, I have changed my log to "not found". The problem is this:
> > the benchmark was described in 1871. The Compton Hill Water Tower was
> > built in 1898, so it obviously can not be the structure described in
> > 1871. Also, the coordinates for the benchmark maps to a point on the
> > edge of I-44 near the eastbound on-ramp. If anyone has any idea how to
> > figure out what structure existed at that point in 1871, Happycycler and
> > I would love to hear about it.
> >
> > If anyone is interested in the history of the Compton Hill Water Tower,
> > see
> > http://www.stlwater.com/towers.html and
> > http://stlouis.missouri.org/comptonhill/tower.html
> >
> > It's actually pretty interesting. :)
> >
> > I have also added a note to the benchmark log to describe what I have
> > explained above.
> >
> > Thanks.
> > Roger
> >
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