Ha Ha Tonka in Camden County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
The Water Tower
Ha Ha Tonka State Park
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Photographed by Craig Doda, January 25, 2020
1. The Water Tower Marker
Gravity-Fed Water
A tank at the top of this 80-foot structure provided gravity-fed water to the mansion. Employees of the estate and their families were housed in quarters beneath the tank. The water tower escaped damage from the 1942 fire that gutted the mansion and stable, but it was burned by vandals in 1976.
Hydraulic Ram Pump
A hydraulic ram pump, powered by water pressure and gravity, was used to lift water from the spring to the tank-a vertical distance of nearly 300 feet.
The illustration, including transparent water tower walls, shows the position of the water tank inside the water tower and the relative positions of the tower, ram pump and water source to one another.
Erected by Missouri Department of Natural Resources.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Forts and Castles • Natural Resources • Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical year for this entry is 1942.
Location. 37° 58.5′ N, 92° 46′ W. Marker is in Ha Ha Tonka, Missouri, in Camden County. It can be reached from Natural Bridge Road half a mile west of State Highway
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Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Missouri. It is also in the American Ozarks, in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 5 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Water: Sculpting The Landscape (within shouting distance of this marker); Snyder's Legacy (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); One Man's Dream (about 300 feet away); American Indians, Trappers and Settlers (about 300 feet away); Camden County Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.6 miles away).
Photographed by Craig Doda, January 25, 2020
2. The Water Tower Marker
Photographed by Craig Doda, January 25, 2020
3. Ha Ha Tonka Water Tower
Credits. This page was last revised on November 21, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 10, 2020, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,893 times since then and 145 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 10, 2020, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
