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Terrace BC
Water Tower History
There was a 70,000 Gal. Wooden Stave Water Tower at
Terraceview Lodge.
It was demolished Apr 16, 1981.
Demolition photos taken by Lorna Jefferis
submitted by Ric Jefferis, Terrace
(click to enlarge in a new window)
It was built in 1942/43 by the Dept. of
Defence,
to supply water to the new 300 bed hospital they built there.
Location shown in the 1943 map below, bottom left
They also built another 70,000 Gal Wood Stave Water Tower
on the Bench above what was a military camp
at the time
Water Tower shown as a W on this
thumbnail map
(just click to enlarge map in a new window)
2- 70,000 Gal Water Tanks, located on Blocks 1
and 2,
of DL 837, Range 5, Coast District.
The water tanks and outside sewer and water lines were
bought by the Corporation of the Village of Terrace from the Govt.
in 1947
The 27 year old Wooden Water Tower
Located at Northwest Community College,
was demolished July 26, 1991
It was built in 1964 when the BC Vocational School,
now the North West Community College, was built.
Water
Reservoirs
Above Skeena Sawmills on the Nisga Highway was
a water reservoir for fire fighting purposes
I would guess down at the mill.
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