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A ~158-foot-tall municipal water tower in Tipton, Missouri, painted as a giant black-and-white 8-ball, built in 1968 by Fischer Manufacturing (once the nation's largest maker of pool tables) to protect its factory, and repainted/restored as the town's landmark in 1999 after the plant's closure.
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Approximate location · 38.653° N, 92.780° W
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Freely visible municipal water tower alongside Highway 50 in Tipton; viewable from the road at any time, not a paid attraction.
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Tipton, MO, visible from US Highway 50.
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