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Tower

Date: 1895
Description: A wooden observation tower standing in a grove of trees. At the base is a stairway leading to a deck with a low railing. A tall flag pole rises above the d...
Death Index Record

Tower

Date: 1883-??-??
County: Racine
National or State Registers Record

3740 County PD

Community: Nasewaupee
County: Door
Historic Name: Potawatomi State Park Observation Tower
Reference Number: 100006108
Postcard

Water Tower

Date: 
Description: Elevated view of water tower and Water Tower Park with Lake Michigan in the background. Caption reads: "Water Tower and Water Tower Park, Milwaukee, Wis."
Photograph

Shot Tower Shaft

Date: 1950
Description: The shot tower shaft at Tower Hill State Park.
National or State Registers Record

SE of Spring Green in Tower Hill State Park

Community: Wyoming
County: Iowa
Historic Name: Shot Tower
Reference Number: 73000080
National or State Registers Record

Rock Island State Park

Community: Washington
County: Door
Historic Name: Water Tower
Reference Number: 85000640
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Shot Tower, Tower Hill State Park

Date: 1836
Description: The shot tower at Tower Hill State Park.
Photograph

Tower Hill Trail

Date: 1945
Description: Tower Hill State Park trail to the top of the shot tower shaft.
Postcard

Tower Avenue

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of Tower Avenue. Caption reads: "Tower Avenue, Superior, Wis."
Photograph

Vanderbuilt Tower

Date: 
Description: View of Vanderbuilt Tower, a round ivy-covered observation tower.
National or State Registers Record

Forest Service Road 2335 (Tower Road), Lakewood Ranger District, Nicolet National Forest

Community: Riverview
County: Oconto
Historic Name: Mountain Fire Lookout Tower
Reference Number: 08000790
Postcard

Lake Front Water Tower

Date: 1910
Description: Water Tower surrounded by trees. Caption reads: "Lake Front Water Tower, Milwaukee."
National or State Registers Record

5 miles east of Fifield, STH 70

Community: Fifield
County: Price
Historic Name: Fifield Fire Lookout Tower
Reference Number: 07000668
Photograph

Tower Hill Trail

Date: 1945
Description: Tower Hill State Park trail leading to the top of the shot tower shaft.
Photograph

Tower Hill Smelter

Date: 1950
Description: The sign marking the location of the shot tower smelter.
Postcard

Nashotah Mission Bell Tower

Date: 1915
Description: Nashotah Mission bell tower. Caption reads: "Bell Tower, Nashotah Mission."
Photograph

Devils Tower

Date: 
Description: View of a highway leading towards Devils Tower. A sign before a cabin on the right reads, "U.S. Department of Interior, Devils Tower, National Monument, Na...
Postcard

Lake Front Water Tower

Date: 1905
Description: Water Tower from road, with a faux birchbark background. Caption reads: "Lake Front Water Tower, Milwaukee."
Photograph

Carillon Tower

Date: 1948
Description: Carillon Tower on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The tower entrance is on the right.

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