For 50 years, the yellow water tower in Meridian has served as one of the city’s most recognizable landmarks. Now, city leaders and local historians are working to preserve its future by seeking placement on the National Register of Historic Places.
Built in 1976, the 134-foot-tall tower was constructed as part of a major water system expansion designed to support a growing community of about 5,000 residents at the time. The tower holds 500,000 gallons of water and historians say it represented a major turning point in Meridian’s development.
WATCH | Meridian’s iconic yellow water tower could soon become a historic landmark
Meridian’s iconic yellow water tower could soon become a historic landmark
“With the growth of the community and the need for more water, it did allow for all of that growth to the south and to the west,” said Barbara Perry Bauer, a historian with Tag Historical Research And Consulting…