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Water Works Ruins
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created by [dh]
on 1/10/2006 12:58 AM
last modified by redSky
on 12/3/2010 8:32 PM
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This location has been labeled by its creator as Public, and therefore can be viewed by anyone.
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Large concrete ruins covered in graffiti are all that remain of the waterworks buildings.
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Type: Outdoors
Status: Abandoned
Accessibility: Easy
Recommendation: not very exciting
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concrete ruins busted water dam
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Burnt Fork Creek was once the water supply for the city of Decatur. This was accomplished by damming the creek to form a reservoir. The Old Decatur Waters Works served as a treatment and pumping facility. The Old Decatur Water Works first saw use just after the turn of the twentieth-century. The main administrative building was built in around 1906. In 1942 the water works provided area residents and businesses with up to 1.8 million gallons of water per day. In 1951 DeKalb County Commissioners tried to issue bonds to restore the park. The commissioners were unsuccessful in their efforts to restore the park and in the 1960's the dam was destroyed and the reservoir was allowed to drain.
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This has been made into a county park as a historical site, and access is allowed. There are many bike trails throughout the area so the traffic is frequent.
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The moderator rating is a neutral rating of the content quality, photography, and coolness of this location.
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This location's validation is current. It was last validated by
Emperor Wang on 12/6/2010 8:21 PM.
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on Dec 6 10 at 20:21, Emperor Wang validated this location on Dec 3 10 at 20:32, redSky changed the following: Latitude, Longitude, Co-ordinate Accuracy on May 22 06 at 8:32, Emperor Wang validated this location on May 16 06 at 3:11, [dh] made this location public on May 16 06 at 3:11, [dh] changed the following: Real Name, City, Recommendation on Jan 10 06 at 2:52, [dh] updated gallery picture DSCF4088.JPG on Jan 10 06 at 2:50, [dh] made this location available on Jan 10 06 at 2:50, [dh] changed the following: Co-ordinate Accuracy, History on Jan 10 06 at 2:47, [dh] updated gallery picture DSCF4096.JPG on Jan 10 06 at 2:46, [dh] updated gallery picture DSCF4094.JPG
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