Susanville Water Tanks Revisited

A view of the water tanks from Inspiration Point, August 1936—C.H. Benneet Collection

Back in 2017, I briefly wrote about this topic. This time around, I have a better photograph. For nearly a century there were water tanks located at the base of Inspiration Point, that served as the town’s water supply. For those not familiar, the water source is Cady Springs located some three miles west in the Susan River Canyon.  One of the interesting features about these old tanks, and the above picture highlights, is the fact that there were no covers on the tanks and remained that way as late as the early 1970s. These tanks no longer exist, and all that remains is the cement foundations.

Tim

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