Florence in Lauderdale County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Florence's Early Water Tower 1890

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, July 24, 2009

1. Florence's Early Water Tower 1890 Marker

Inscription. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, this tower of native stone was completed in 1890 as the foundation for a wrought- iron tank with a capacity of 280,000 gallons of water. It is 70 feet high and is located on the highest elevation in the city. Water was pumped here from Cypress Creek. It was constructed during the Industrial Boom at which time the population of Florence increased from approximately 2,000 in 1887 to over 6,000 in 1889. It was replaced by the adjoining standpipe in 1935.

Erected by Florence Historical Board Florence, Alabama.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Landmarks. A significant historical year for this entry is 1890.

Location. 34° 49.471′ N, 87° 41.431′ W. Marker is in Florence, Alabama, in Lauderdale County. It is on Seymore Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Florence AL 35630, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Alabama

and in the Shoals.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Ante-Bellum Cotton Mills 1840 (approx. half a mile away); Gilbert Elementary School (approx. 0.7 miles away); North Wood United Methodist Church (approx. ¾ mile away); Homer Givens (approx. ¾ mile away); College Place Historic District (approx. 0.9 miles

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away); The University of North Alabama (approx. 1.1 miles away); General John Coffee (approx. 1.1 miles away); Temple B’nai Israel (approx. 1.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Florence.

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Photographed by Sandra Hughes, July 24, 2009

2. Florence's Early Water Tower 1890

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 2, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 1,864 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 2, 2010, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.