Re: [CBQ] Rear of a saltbox

[Noel Crawford <georgecrawfordsr@comcast.net>]

Randy,
  What made it last so long is that it was built of California Redwood 
staves at least 5 inches thick. I had a piece for years when the 
demolished it. The stuff seems to never rot. Also the tank was the first 
water stop west of Lincoln on the Aliance Div. so it had to be well 
maintained. I think that helped in it's preservation. I may be wrong 
about it being original, but all the photos I have seen shows it in the 
original spot. They replaced the wood underframe with steel in the 
1920's?? at the same time they built the street overpass by my home in York.
Noel






On 2/24/2014 11:37 PM, Randy Gordon-Gilmore wrote:
> At 08:28 AM 2/24/2014, Noel wrote:
>
> >York Neb had a identical tank with windmill in the early day.
> >The tank stood until the 60's
>
> I am impressed that the early tank survived so long. There is a
> picture in the Schuyler 125th anniversary book that shows a later
> CB&Q-style tank being erected next to the earlier B&MRRRinNeb (I just
> love typing that...) in 1890.
>
> Randy
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