Hawkestone Water Tank

Subdivision: Newmarket
Mileage: 77.88
Location: Hawkestone
(Simcoe County, Oro Township)
DateIt is not known when this water tank was constructed; however, the pump house was built in 1896[GTR.ND.1907, p. 158]. Event
1898-10-10 Water tank appears on GTR station grounds drawing[NAC / NMC 198809]Details of the water tank are given in [GTR.ND.1907, p. 12]..
1941-12-31 40,000 gallon water tank appears on Operating Diagram.
1944c Water tank present[John W. Carl—conversation].
1946-06-27 Water tank does not appear in aerial photo[NAPL A10082-042].
Date Image Notes
1910c
Oro-Medonte History Association
Looking east from (future) Oro Line 11 towards water tower.
Date Reference Railway Subject Description
1910c J.P. Smith GTR Water tank. HO Scale