Tuckerman Water Tower

The Tuckerman Water Tower is a metal structure with four slanted lattice legs supporting a bowl-shaped tank topped by a cone-shaped roof on Front Street. It uses a central pipe system to supply water throughout the town.

The tower was built in 1935 during the Great Depression with funding from the Public Works Administration to support the town's growing needs. This project was part of a larger federal effort to create jobs and develop infrastructure in rural areas.

The tower represents the federal government's role in supporting local communities during hard times through practical infrastructure projects. Its presence in town today reminds residents of how communities were built and maintained through shared public investment.

The tower sits on Front Street and is easy to spot from the road for visitors exploring the area. Since it remains an active structure serving the town, visitors cannot enter but can photograph it from the surrounding public areas.

This is the last remaining structure of its particular design style in Jackson County, making it a rare surviving example of how water towers were built in that era. The specific combination of its inward-sloping legs and bowl-shaped tank became obsolete as engineering methods evolved.

Location: Tuckerman

Inception: January 1, 1935

GPS coordinates: 35.72756,-91.20021

Latest update: December 14, 2025 14:42