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Old 11-27-2022, 08:54 AM
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Originally Posted by defrey12 View Post
Ahhh…the goal was to make it look like it would have in 1880. The color pallet was pretty sparse back then. You might applaud them for ATTEMPTING to be historically correct, rather than complaining. Just a thought.
The water tower base is made of corten steel and that is the natural color of it. It will rust on the outside making a protective layer to protect the rest of the steel.

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