Bryan in Williams County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Water Tower Fun Facts
Photographed by Craig Doda, September 7, 2024
1. Water Tower Fun Facts Marker
The water tower was built in 1946. It stands 160 feet tall. The tower is owned by the City of Bryan. 8 Dum-Dums flavors are on the tower. Spangler Candy Company was founded in Bryan in 1906. Award-winning artist Eric Henn hand painted the tower. 251 gallons of paint were used. It took 1,600 hours to paint the tower in 2022. Dum-Dums were created in 1924. Each Dum-Dum is 65 feet tall. The tower holds 400,000 gallons of water. 75 million Dum-Dums would fill the water tower. Visit us at Spangler Candy World on the square in Bryan!
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1946.
Location. 41° 28.625′ N, 84° 33.471′ W. Marker is in Bryan, Ohio, in Williams County. It is at the intersection of West Mulberry Street and Enterprise Street, on the right when traveling east on West Mulberry Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 235 Enterprise St, Bryan OH 43506, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Ohio’s Till Plains. It is also in the American Midwest 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 Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Rail Speed Record (approx. 0.3 miles away); G. Grant Brown Building (approx. 0.4 miles away); Williams County Courthouse (approx. 0.4 miles away); Bicentennials of the Northwest Ordinance and the U.S. Constitution
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Photographed by Craig Doda, September 7, 2024
2. Water Tower Fun Facts Marker
Photographed by Craig Doda, November 17, 2022
3. The Water Tower
Photographed by Craig Doda, November 17, 2022
4. The Water Tower
Photographed by Craig Doda, November 17, 2022
5. The Water Tower
Photographed by Craig Doda, November 17, 2022
6. The Water Tower
Photographed by Craig Doda, May 18, 2021
7. Bryan Water Tower before new paint job
Credits. This page was last revised on September 21, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 8, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 244 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on September 8, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. 7. submitted on September 13, 2024, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
