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Millwood Water Tower (standpipe)

The Millwood Memory Project

If you remember the construction of the water tower or the campaign to paint it West Valley's colors, please tell us about it.
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Spokane Daily Chronicle, 12/29/1969, Design Submitted "A design in orange and black was submitted by West Valley High School students to adorn this new 800,000-gallon water tower in Millwood. The $70,000 structure, near the city park on Frederick, is due for completion soon. The tank has been a long-range project of the community and the students' design was approved by the Millwood Council."

Spokane Daily Chronicle, 6/16/970, "Howley said no action was taken on plans to provide special lighting for the town's new 800,000-gallon standpipe water tank."

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Oct/Nov? 1969 Spokane Valley Herald (This 1.2mb pdf file shows
and explains how the tank was assembled)

Early 1970 unknown newspaper 1

Early 1970 unknown newspaper 2

Aug 13, 1992, Spokane Valley Herald (reports repainting)