Re: Hoosier -- Ghost of C&S "Three Bent Tank"?

Posted by Jim Courtney on
URL: http://c-sng-discussion-forum.254.s1.nabble.com/C-S-Water-Tank-at-Blackhawk-and-the-Three-Bent-Water-Tanks-tp11993p12229.html

Well, Chris, I think your theory is correct. Makes sense, too -- if you can't find records of a water tank at Kenosha, find a nearby location that was known to have a water tank. Hoosier fits the bill.

The 1918 valuation map set shows the Hoosier water tank to be gone by 1918:





The two highway crossings are shown, the one you reference is to the right. No water tank depicted (they are clearly labeled as such at other locations)   There is a hint that your location for Hoosier tank is correct (orange arrow):  There is a notation for a sign "W". I doubt this is a whistle board, so far from each of the crossings, with no signs on either side of the crossings.

Hoosier siding was located around the curve to the west. There is no depiction of a water tank on the next map sheet to the west, either.

So, if this is the remains of Hoosier tank in the photos, some of the piers must have been removed or are hiding in the weeds. the big 47,500 gal tanks in the standard plans were supported by 4 bents.



High resolution scan available in "Files" section on main page.


Amazing the things that we figure out on Roper's forum.