Waterloo Pioneer Tower

by bzimmer from EVANSVILLE CA on 08 Mar 2023

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Standing 62 feet high, this picturesque random-coursed fieldstone tower features a Swiss-style copper roof, moulded concrete cornice under a hexagonal platform, and a Conestoga wagon weather vane. It was built in 1926 to commemorate the arrival of the Pennsylvania-German pioneers to the Waterloo region (Ontario, Canada) between 1800-1803.

Camera: Canon EOS 6D
Focal: 41 mm
Shutter speed: 0.1666666667 sec
Aperture: f/ 13

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