The Brainerd Water Tower is located at Sixth and Washington in Brainerd in the

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. Built in 1918, it was the first all-concrete elevated tank used by a municipality in the United States; even though it was replaced in 1960, it remains standing as an icon of the town. It is referred to as "Paul Bunyan's Cup" or "Paul Bunyan's Flashlight" by local residents. The similar

Pipestone Water Tower The Pipestone Water Tower is a concrete water tower in Pipestone, Minnesota, Pipestone, Minnesota, United States, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Unreliable rainfall and a lack of glacial lakes in the area necessita ...

, also made of concrete, located in

Pipestone, Minnesota Pipestone is a city in and the county seat of Pipestone County, Minnesota. The population was 4,215 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The city is also the site of the Pipestone National Monument. History Pipestone was platted in Oc ...

, is the only other water tower in the United States known to have been designed by the architect L.P. Wolff.

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Water towers on the National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota Buildings and structures in Crow Wing County, Minnesota Towers completed in 1918 National Register of Historic Places in Crow Wing County, Minnesota Brainerd, Minnesota {{Minnesota-NRHP-stub