Water Tower – Waurika OK

City:
Waurika, OK

Site Type:
Infrastructure and Utilities, Water Supply

New Deal Agencies:
Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Description

“Rural Oklahomans became accustomed to seeing water towers built by WPA. Often the tower was the tallest structure in town. Waurika received a water tower built by WPA.”

–Leaning on a Legacy

Source notes

Marjorie Barton, _Leaning on a Legacy: The WPA in Oklahoma_, Oklahoma Heritage Association, 2008. Pg. 20.

Location Info

E. Broadway Ave @ Ash St.
Waurika, OK

Coordinates: 34.163314, -97.99856

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