The Canadian Directory of Water Towers and Standpipes is sponsored by "Understanding Your Home" Walpole Island - Southwestern Ontario Near Wallacburg. Photo © Mark Visser Tower Information Location: Walpole Island in the St. Clair River. The island is located between Ontario and Michigan at the mouth of the St. Clair River. The modern delta emerged only 6,000 years ago. Signage: Walpole Island Unceded. Built: Height: Capacity:       Walpole Island information The area is known by the locals as Bkejwanong, the-place-where-the-waters-divide. It is also known as Walpole Island, named after the 'warpoles' which were long wooden starves planted in the ground with the emblems of the First Nations on them. Walpole Island Reserve is home to 3,000 members of the Ojibway, Pottawatomi and Ottawa tribes. Walpole Island Reserve is home to 3,000 members of the Ojibway, Pottawatomi and Ottawa tribes. Although the Pottawatomi settled permanently at Walpole Island only after 1836, they had used the territory of southwestern Ontario at a much earlier date. Walpole Island has never been founded, legislated, established, set apart or surveyed as a "reserve". Other sites you may be interested in USA Water Towers and Standpipes Magnetic Hills: USA, CA, Worldwide Thumbnail Collection of USA Water Towers The History of the Christian Fish Symbol   Home Ontario - W Index