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Old Well Tower #10

 
 
Old Well Tower #10 Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, September 26, 2011
1. Old Well Tower #10 Marker
Inscription.
Las Vegas Valley
Water District
Old Well Tower #10
1942

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1942.
 
Location. 36° 9.563′ N, 115° 11.523′ W. Marker is in Las Vegas, Nevada, in Clark County. It is in Rancho Oakey. It can be reached from w Charleston Boulevard. Marker is at the base of the tower, in the parking lot at the Las Vegas Valley Water District office. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1001 South Valley View Boulevard, Las Vegas NV 89153, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Mojave Desert. It is also in the American Southwest and in the Mountain West. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: First Water Company (a few steps from this marker); Las Vegas Springs (approx. ¾ mile away); a different marker also named
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Las Vegas Springs (approx. ¾ mile away); Las Vegas (The Meadows) (approx. 0.8 miles away); Tap Into History (approx. 0.8 miles away); Intake No. 3 Project - 2015 (approx. 0.9 miles away); The Big Spring (approx. one mile away); Early Las Vegas (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Las Vegas.
 
Old Well Tower #10 Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, September 26, 2011
2. Old Well Tower #10 Marker
Old Well Tower #10 image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bill Kirchner, September 26, 2011
3. Old Well Tower #10
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 23, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 4, 2011, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 1,046 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on October 4, 2011, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
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