[GeoStL] Re: Compton Hill Water Tower
- From: "GC-RGS" <gc-rgs@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <geocaching@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 8 Apr 2004 22:41:03 -0500
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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
> -
> 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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