[2] A sign at the site claims it was the last water tank used in regular railway operations in the United States.

[3] The tower is made from sawcut and milled cypress staves bound by steel bands and has a fifty thousand gallon capacity.

The tank is covered by a six-sided shingle roof and is elevated forty feet into the air by eight wooden piers on concrete footings.

The group succeeded in acquiring the tower from the Burlington Northern Railroad Company in 1996, made repairs to the wooden structure, and took measures to preserve it from environmental damage.

The community now holds a yearly water tower festival to raise funds and awareness for ongoing maintenance and preservation efforts.