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Beloit water tower
The Beloit water tower is a historic 1889 octagonal limestone water tower in Beloit, Wisconsin.
The tower, was built in 1885 and then completed in 1889 to serve the city's water needs, particularly fire protection, was privately funded and built by a consortium of local businessmen. The pump house was the site of Beloit's first municipal water system. Eventually serving 25,000 customers, it was abandoned after the completion of a 200,000 gallon adjacent steel water tower in 1935, and allowed to stand due to
City of Beloit Waterworks and Pump Station
The City of Beloit Waterworks and Pump Station is located in Beloit, Wisconsin, just below a hill on top of which sits the Beloit Water Tower. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.