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Historical Society of
Mount Airy, Maryland, Inc.
The following artifact is from the Historical Society's collection and is featured this month.
Bronze Plaque
This bronze plaque was installed on the old Mount Airy water tower that was located in what is now Vest Pocket Park next to the Mount Airy Elementary School. The tower was built in 1926 by the Pittsburgh Des Moines Steel Co. Constructing Engineers. The plaque weighs 3 lbs. and was installed on the bottom of one of the water tower’s legs. The tower was torn down in November of 2004.
Donated to the Historical Society by Barney Quinn, Town Engineer
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