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Tower Information
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Location: 6 Brian Drive
Signage: Home hardware logo
Built:1965
Height: 39.62 meters
Capacity: 227,304 liters

Burford - Ontario
Brant County. SW Ontario. Photo © Mark Visser

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Area Information
Burford is a community in the County of Brant, in central southwestern Ontario.
It is located eight kilometers west of the City of Brantford along Highway 53, and seventy kilometres east of London. It is approximately 100 km southwest of Toronto.

Historically, when tobacco was lucrative, the farms and families surrounding Burford were relatively prosperous. However, when smoking habits began to change in the 1980s, the economy slipped into decline.
Currently, farmers are more likely to be growing ginseng for oriental markets than tobacco. Wikipedia


 
More tower and tank information. The tank to the right holds 681,913 liters which is used for fire fighting only. The tower delivers the 45,460 liters required daily for the plant. The tower and tank were part of a textile plant built by Dobbie Industries. The tank was built by W.E. Caldwell of Louisville, Kentucky. Home Hardware took over the facilities in 1980
 
 
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