Built in 1890 from local stone, Ypsilanti's tall cylindrical water tower has become famous far beyond its engineering history because of its unmistakably suggestive shape. The National Register-listed structure remains an exterior roadside landmark; the tower itself is not a normal walk-in attraction.
Filed under roadside oddities: giant objects, odd monuments and things built for no clear reason.
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