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| Tower information (06-2010) The 180,000 liter inner tub is made of 76 mm (3") thick cedar and is supported by 4.90 meter square timbers, 6.70 meter high in the air. The height provides the gravity pressure needed to fill the locomotives. The outer shell, which is not attached to he tub, simply serves as an insulated cover for the water. By having a stive at the bottomof the building during the winter months, the ouside shell would prevent the water from freezing. For an inside look go to a simular constructed tower located in Heinsburg AB Area information Austin is a in western Manitoba on the Trans-Canada Highway about 110 km west of Winnipeg. The Austin area was first settled in the 1870’s.The McKinnon family lived about 2 miles South of present day Austin. They ran a stopping house, had the first post office at their house and later donated some land near their place for the present Austin cemetery. The settlement was originally called Three Creeks for the three branches of a nearby creek. The railway pushed through the area in 1881. Some of the buildings from Three Creeks were moved to the rail line and a town sprang up. The town was named after Mr. Charles Austin, a correspondent from a London newspaper. Austin Manitoba |
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