Contributed by Oakfield Historical Society
Description
Water towers supplied steam engines with the necessary water for them to operate. Water towers in northern Maine had furnaces underneath to keep them from freezing during the winter. This water tower, built in about 1910, now owned by the Frenchville Historical Society, is on U.S. Route 1, in Frenchville.
About This Item
- Title: Frenchville Water Tower, ca. 1990
- Creator: Daniel Lee
- Creation Date: circa 1990
- Subject Date: circa 1990
- Location: Frenchville, Aroostook County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 9 cm x 12 cm
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Company--Facilities
- Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Company--Equipment and supplies
- Water towers
Other Keywords
- B & A
- Bangor and Aroostoook Railroad
- BAR
- U.S. Route 1Bangor and Aroostook Railroad Company
- water tower
For more information about this item, contact:
Oakfield Historical SocietyPO Box 176, Oakfield, ME 04763
(207) 267-1294
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Main Street, Frenchville, ca. 1910
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