Time and Date: ~2:30pm, 29 April 2011
Location: Wamego, KX
Odometer: 6365
Since Kansas is so flat, most towns need water towers. This provided many examples of different varieties to observe. This tower in Bucklin, KS, is an example of an older style cylindrical tank. Kansas has examples of many different style towers and for those strange people who are interested in this topic, it is a must-visit location.
Windmills are also fairly common in Kansas. This one small town had not one, but two wind generators right in the middle of town. It seems that everyone wants to get in on the "wind power" fad.
This is an example of a newer style water tower. It seems almost unsafe to have that large tank of water sitting atop a skinny pole. But, obviously they can withstand the Kansas winds (and tornados?) because there are plenty of them.
We visited one special windmill in Wamego, KS. It is located in a city park. It was originally built several miles north of town in 1879 by a Dutch immigrant and was used to grind grain for many years. In the 1920s, it was disassembled, each stone and timber numbered, moved and rebuilt in the park. It was very cool!
