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title: "Water Tower, Chicago — GetMap"
description: "It survived a fire that erased most of the city. A stone tower outlived the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, when much of the city burned. Built around a tall…"
source: https://getmap.travel/quests/ChIJV_DlyzjTD4gRZTIQNFZk5Uw
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# Water Tower

It survived a fire that erased most of the city

History · 🇺🇸 Chicago · one place, one stop

![Water Tower, Chicago](https://gpuvmfylzaflwxeawisb.supabase.co/storage/v1/render/image/public/assets/Quests/History/ChIJV_DlyzjTD4gRZTIQNFZk5Uw.png?width=640&quality=70&resize=contain) +35 pts
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[Chicago](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=41.8971646%2C-87.6244345&query_place_id=ChIJV_DlyzjTD4gRZTIQNFZk5Uw)
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A stone tower outlived the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, when much of the city burned. Built around a tall iron standpipe, it has rough limestone walls, narrow windows and a pointed roof that give it the shape of a small medieval castle.

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