Historic Sites of Manitoba: Canadian Pacific Railway Water Tower (Fourth Avenue, Carberry)

This steel water tower in Carberry is a rare example of a once common structure that supplied water to steam-powered locomotives of the Canadian Pacific Railway.

CPR water tower in Carberry

CPR water tower in Carberry (August 2017)
Source: George Penner

Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.86545, W99.35815
denoted by symbol on the map above

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This page was prepared by George Penner.

Page revised: 16 May 2021

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