The Canadian Directory of Water Towers and Standpipes is sponsored by "Understanding Your Home" Moncton - New Brunswick Albert County. Photo © City of Moncton Standpipe Information (05-2001) Location: Ryan Street Signage: Moncton Built: 1980 Height: 27.43 m. Diameter: 17.68 m. Capacity: 6,819,135 liters. Picture taken October 21, 2004 following new paint job Tower Information (05-2008) Location: Caledonia Industrial Park Signage:City of / Ville de Moncton Built: 2005 Height: 23.3 m. Diameter: 11.6 m. Concrete pedestal: Height: 22.9 m. Diameter: 8.35 m. Capacity: 4,546,090 liters Moncton area and Magnetic Hill information Home New Brunswick Index

Additional Info (Moncton and Magnetic Hill) Moncton - Moncton is the largest city in New Brunswick. Situated in the Petitcodiac River Valley, Moncton lies at the geographic centre of the Maritime Provinces. The city has earned the nickname "Hub City" due to its central inland location in the region and its history as a railway and land transportation hub for the Maritimes. Although the Moncton area was first settled in 1733, Moncton is considered to have been officially founded in 1766 with the arrival of Pennsylvania Dutch immigrants from Philadelphia. Initially an agric ultural settlement, Moncton was not incorporated until 1855. The city was named for Lt. Col. Robert Monckton, the British officer who had captured nearby Fort Beauséjour a century earlier. - The town was named for Lt. Col. Robert Monckton,but a clerical error at the time the town was incorporated resulted in the misspelling of the community's name, which has been perpetuated to the present day. - In 1857, the European and North American Railway opened its line from Moncton to nearby Shediac; this was followed by a line from Moncton to Saint John opening in 1859. At about the time of the arrival of the railway, the popularity of steam-powered ships forced an end to the era of wooden shipbuilding. Wikipedia Magnetic Hill The Magnetic Hill is an example of a gravity hill, a type of optical illusion created by rising and descending terrain. It is located at the northwestern edge (in the Magnetic Hill Area) of the city of Moncton. Thde Magnetic Hill seems to defy logic and, at its base, causes cars to roll uphill. Moncton is not the only place on this planet that has a Magnetic Hill. In my neck of the woods, Burlington Ontario, is a magnetic hill that is more "powerful" and longer than most. Magnetic Hills are all over the world. Click here to find out where. Other sites you may be interested in: Thumbnail Collection of USA Water Towers USA Water Towers and Standpipes Magnetic Hills: CA, USA, Worldwide The History of the Christian Fish Symbol UnderstandingYourHome   Home New Brunswick Index