The last leg of the trip

Start. LA

Of course we started our journey here just east of Monroe.






Tallulah. LA.

This was a cute little town but very sad looking. These towers say Staplcotn.

Staplcotn is the largest producer owned cotton cooperative in the United States. Along with Stapldiscount we provide a range of services to our members including domestic and export marketing, cotton warehousing and agricultural financing.

South Alabama Utilities.

Citronelle. AL.

However I can't seem to Google the city to find a map. This is a stand pipe versus a water tower, but both hold water.

Driving to Monroe

Semmes. AL.

We headed out of AL via highway 98 and came upon this water tower right away.





Seminary.
Then north of Haitesville, MS we stopped in Seminary. No water tower but ate lunch and shoe shopped. I got some sandals at the Watermelon Patch and we ate lunch at a large fruit stand.

Collins. MS.

This is our first Mississippi water tower picture. I could have taken more but the trip would have taken us forever.





Vicksburg. MS.
Then we stopped for gas in Vicksburg off I-20. This town is along the river. Very cute.









Rayville. LA.

Then Rayville outside of Monroe.

The commute

Each morning we drove from Mobile to Orange Beach. Quite a trip with lots of water towers.

Loxley. AL.

It is hard to see but this tower had a flag on the side of it.









Robertsdale. AL.

This one says "Go Bears".










Foley. AL.

There is an interesting story about Foley. Years ago, when Owen and I drove to a family reunion at Gulf Shores in his old station wagon our car broke down and we had to spend the day in Foley while it was being repaired.













I remember eating in this drug store soda fountain, reading in the library and hanging out at their old train station while we waited for our car to be repaired.






Orange Beach. AL.

Then each day we made it to Orange Beach where the conference was being held.

Beautiful Mobile

I have been traveling around the gulf coast with my mom. We went to the Southeast Recycling Conference in Orange Beach and stayed with family in Mobile. We have had lots of good water tower picture opportunities.

Mobile. AL.

Mobile has a beautiful bay with lots of docks. There were at least 3 of these towers lining the water.















My family lives a little north of Mobile in Saraland. This is a picture taken at dusk of the water tower near my family's new house that they are building.







The fam!

Gaylord Hospital

Two weeks ago I went to Connecticut for a funeral. We celebrated the life of Aunt Lois who had lived in Ashlar Village for years.

This is me with the Moriarty's. Part of the Abbott clan.






Wallingford. CT.

Of course, on the way to Ashlar Village where the funeral was held, we passed by Gaylord Hospital where they had 2 great old water towers.

Of course, Andy has been telling me for years that CT doesn't have water towers. I hated to prove him wrong but I did.

COMMENT - Scuba divers and water towers

My son has a friend who got paid $200 an hour to scuba dive inside water towers and clean them out w/ a special underwater vacuum cleaner. He reported that there is some interesting and amazing stuff in the water inside water towers. Just thought you might add it to your w/tower archives......

Alden, Art teacher, Rolesville Elem.