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Location of Florence Y'all Water Tower in Kentucky

The Florence "Mall" Tower before the M was changed to Y-apostrophe

The Florence Y'all Water Tower is a water tower owned by the city of Florence, Kentucky, United States. It stands between the Florence Mall and Interstate 75/Interstate 71,^[1] where it is seen by millions of interstate motorists annually. The tower, built in 1974 and initially painted with the words FLORENCE MALL in giant letters, became a regional landmark after the M was changed to Y' to address legal concerns.

The water tower, which can hold about 1 million US gallons (3,800 m³), stands in Boone County in northern Kentucky, due south of Runway 18L/36R of Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport and between I-75/I-71 and Mall Circle Road, northeast of the mall.

History

In the early 1970s, the developers of the yet-to-be-built mall gave the land for the tower to the city, stipulating that the words "Florence Mall" be painted on it in view of interstate motorists.^[2] The tower would thus advertise the mall, which would open in September 1976.

The tower was built by the Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Co. of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and painted in 1974 by the Virginia Erection Co. The giant advertisement immediately raised legal concerns. In July 1974, state Bureau of Highways officials told the city that the tower's sign was illegal because it advertised something which did not yet exist.^[3]

Among the discussed possibilities were repainting the tower or covering the words with a large tarpaulin. With time running out to comply with the law, civil staff met for a brainstorming session at the Stringtown Restaurant with C.M. "Hop" Ewing, then mayor of Florence, who "sketched different ideas on a napkin".^[4] Ewing ultimately devised the idea of removing the vertical lines at the sides of the M in MALL, adding a stem to make it a Y and adding an apostrophe; resulting in "Y'all".^[5] Ewing called it a "corny solution, but cost-effective", because the minor alteration would cost one-third of a full repainting.^[5] The city paid $472 to the W.T. Marx Company^[6] of Cincinnati, Ohio, to make the changes.

The publicity surrounding the Florence Y'all tower advertised the mall better than a passive sign alone. On the mall's opening day in late 1976, mall-goers created a traffic jam at the Kentucky Route 18 exit from I-75.^[2]

Further developments

As a general rule, water towers are cleaned about every five years and repainted about every ten.^[1]^[7] The repaintings of the Florence tower have hidden the original patchwork modification. At some point,^[when?] the red and white stripes on the tower were extended onto the top, where they converge in a spoke pattern easily visible from aircraft.

The tower's rewritten words have become a local motto of sorts. A town festival held around Labor Day was renamed the "Florence Y'all" fest. The words can be found on lapel pins, bumper stickers, mousepads, postcards, and T-shirts. A local miniature golf course, Florence's World of Golf, features a Florence Y'all replica.^[8] The "Soft Play" area in Florence Mall has its own replica tower.^[9]

The local independent-league baseball team renamed itself the Florence Y'alls in January 2020,^[10] but it had celebrated the tower even during its 16 seasons as the Florence Freedom. The team's mascot is a large inflatable "Y'all Star" mascot;^[11] the team has given away Florence Y'all water tower bobblehead dolls.^[12] When the Freedom hosted the Frontier League's annual all-star game in 2016, they marketed it as the "Y'All-Star Game", with the water tower in the official logo.^[13]

In media

Literature

The Florence Y'all Tower is mentioned by the narrator of the novel Ducks, Newburyport.

References

^ ^a ^b Kemme, Steve (April 7, 2001). "Water towers loom large". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Archived from the original on September 4, 2012. Retrieved September 4, 2012.
^ ^a ^b Kremer, Deborah Kohl (March 5, 2011). "The year chain retail stores came to NKY". Cincinnati Enquirer. Archived from the original on April 17, 2015. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
^ "Tower Given Southern Accent". No. August 16, 1974. The Cincinnati Enquirer. August 16, 1974. p. 1.
^ Beale, Scott (October 4, 2007). "Florence Y'All Water Tower in Florence, Kentucky". Laughing Squid. Archived from the original on March 24, 2009. Retrieved March 20, 2011. comment by Ewing's grand-daughter Lindsey Whalen October 8, 2008
^ ^a ^b Attoun, Marti (January 22, 2006). "Whatta Water Tower!". American Profile. Archived from the original on December 17, 2012. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
^ "W T Marx CO". Manta. Archived from the original on May 25, 2012. Retrieved March 20, 2011. An Amelia, Ohio, company that also does business as WT Marx Company, Inc.
^ NKy Life, section C of NKy edition of Cincinnati Enquirer, page C1, picture caption, Friday, June 3, 2011
^ Hansel, Mark (February 26, 2011). "Florence's World of Golf goes high-tech". Cincinnati Enquirer. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
^ "Soft Play Area". Florence Mall. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
^ Rice, Briana (January 21, 2020). "Freedom no more: Introducing the Florence Y'alls". Cincinnati Enquirer. Archived from the original on January 22, 2020. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
^ "Mascot Appearances". Florence Yalls. Archived from the original on September 22, 2012. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
^ Enquirer Media. "ISSUU – florence-recorder-123010 by Enquirer Media". Issuu. Archived from the original on January 14, 2016. Retrieved April 15, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
^ "Freedom to Host 2016 Frontier League "Y'all-Star Game"". Florence Freedom. Archived from the original on September 14, 2015.

38°59′51.6″N 84°38′51.8″W / 38.997667°N 84.647722°W / 38.997667; -84.647722

External links

Google Street View of Florence Y'all Water Tower

[enquirer-1] Kemme, Steve (April 7, 2001). "Water towers loom large". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Archived from the original on September 4, 2012. Retrieved September 4, 2012.

[news.cincinnati.com-2] Kremer, Deborah Kohl (March 5, 2011). "The year chain retail stores came to NKY". Cincinnati Enquirer. Archived from the original on April 17, 2015. Retrieved April 16, 2015.

[Enquirer_1974-3] "Tower Given Southern Accent". No. August 16, 1974. The Cincinnati Enquirer. August 16, 1974. p. 1.

[4] Beale, Scott (October 4, 2007). "Florence Y'All Water Tower in Florence, Kentucky". Laughing Squid. Archived from the original on March 24, 2009. Retrieved March 20, 2011. comment by Ewing's grand-daughter Lindsey Whalen October 8, 2008

[AmericanProfile-5] Attoun, Marti (January 22, 2006). "Whatta Water Tower!". American Profile. Archived from the original on December 17, 2012. Retrieved April 16, 2015.

[6] "W T Marx CO". Manta. Archived from the original on May 25, 2012. Retrieved March 20, 2011. An Amelia, Ohio, company that also does business as WT Marx Company, Inc.

[7] NKy Life, section C of NKy edition of Cincinnati Enquirer, page C1, picture caption, Friday, June 3, 2011

[8] Hansel, Mark (February 26, 2011). "Florence's World of Golf goes high-tech". Cincinnati Enquirer. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved April 15, 2015.

[9] "Soft Play Area". Florence Mall. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved April 16, 2015.

[10] Rice, Briana (January 21, 2020). "Freedom no more: Introducing the Florence Y'alls". Cincinnati Enquirer. Archived from the original on January 22, 2020. Retrieved January 21, 2020.

[11] "Mascot Appearances". Florence Yalls. Archived from the original on September 22, 2012. Retrieved April 15, 2015.

[12] Enquirer Media. "ISSUU – florence-recorder-123010 by Enquirer Media". Issuu. Archived from the original on January 14, 2016. Retrieved April 15, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[13] "Freedom to Host 2016 Frontier League "Y'all-Star Game"". Florence Freedom. Archived from the original on September 14, 2015.

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+{{short description|Water tower in Florence, Kentucky, United States}}{{Use American English|date=January 2023}}
-[[File:Florence-yall.jpg|frame|right|The "FLORENCE Y'ALL" Water Tower.]]
+{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2024}}[[File:Florence-yall.jpg|frame|right|Florence Y'all Water Tower]]
 [[File:KYMap-doton-Florence.PNG|frame|right|Location of Florence Y'all Water Tower in Kentucky]]
-[[File:Old Florence Mall Water Tower.JPG|frame|right|The Florence "Mall" tower before the M was changed to Y-apostrophe.]]
+[[File:Old Florence Mall Water Tower.JPG|frame|right|The Florence "Mall" Tower before the M was changed to Y-apostrophe]]
-The '''Florence Y'all Water Tower''' is a [[water tower]] owned by the city of [[Florence, Kentucky|Florence]], [[Kentucky]], [[United States]].  It stands between the [[Florence Mall (Kentucky)|Florence Mall]] and interstate highways [[I-75|75]] and [[I-71|71]],<ref name="enquirer">{{cite web|url=http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2001/04/07/loc_water_towers_loom.html |title=Water towers loom large |publisher=Enquirer.com |date=April 7, 2001 |accessdate=2010-11-23}}</ref> where it is seen by millions of interstate motorists annually. The 1974 tower, originally painted with the words '''FLORENCE MALL''' in giant letters, became a regional landmark after the '''M''' was changed to '''Y'''' to address legal concerns.
+The '''Florence Y'all Water Tower''' is a [[water tower]] owned by the city of [[Florence, Kentucky|Florence]], Kentucky, United States. It stands between the [[Florence Mall (Kentucky)|Florence Mall]] and [[Interstate 75 in Kentucky|Interstate 75]]/[[Interstate 71]],<ref name="enquirer">{{cite web |last=Kemme |first=Steve |date=April 7, 2001 |title=Water towers loom large |url=http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2001/04/07/loc_water_towers_loom.html |url-status= |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120904000437/http://www.enquirer.com/editions/2001/04/07/loc_water_towers_loom.html |archive-date=2012-09-04 |accessdate=September 4, 2012 |publisher=[[The Cincinnati Enquirer]]}}</ref> where it is seen by millions of interstate motorists annually. The tower, built in 1974 and initially painted with the words '''FLORENCE MALL''' in giant letters, became a regional landmark after the '''M''' was changed to '''Y'''' to address legal concerns.
-The [[water tower]], which can hold about {{convert|1|e6USgal|m3}}, stands in [[Boone County, Kentucky|Boone County]] in [[Northern Kentucky|northern]] [[Kentucky]], due south of Runway 18L/36R of [[Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport]] (CVG) and between I-75/I-71 and Mall Circle Road, northeast of the mall.
+The water tower, which can hold about {{convert|1|e6USgal|m3}}, stands in [[Boone County, Kentucky|Boone County]] in [[Northern Kentucky|northern]] Kentucky, due south of Runway 18L/36R of [[Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport]] and between I-75/I-71 and Mall Circle Road, northeast of the mall.
 ==History==
-In the early 1970s, the developer John Watertower of the yet-to-be-built mall gave the land for the tower to the city, stipulating that the words "Florence Mall" be painted on it in view of interstate motorists.<ref name="news.cincinnati.com">{{cite web|author=Deborah Kohl Kremer |date=5 March 2011 |url=http://archive.cincinnati.com/article/20110305/NEWS0103/103060329/The-year-chain-retail-stores-came-NKY |title=The year chain retail stores came to NKY |work=Cincinnati Enquirer |accessdate=16 April 2015}}</ref> The tower would thus advertise the mall, which would open in September 1976.
+In the early 1970s, the developers of the yet-to-be-built mall gave the land for the tower to the city, stipulating that the words "Florence Mall" be painted on it in view of interstate motorists.<ref name="news.cincinnati.com">{{cite web |author=Kremer |first=Deborah Kohl |date=March 5, 2011 |title=The year chain retail stores came to NKY |url=http://archive.cincinnati.com/article/20110305/NEWS0103/103060329/The-year-chain-retail-stores-came-NKY |url-status= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150417060710/http://archive.cincinnati.com/article/20110305/NEWS0103/103060329/The-year-chain-retail-stores-came-NKY |archive-date=April 17, 2015 |accessdate=April 16, 2015 |work=Cincinnati Enquirer}}</ref> The tower would thus advertise the mall, which would open in September 1976.
-The tower was built by the Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Co. of [[Pittsburgh|Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania]], and painted in 1974 by the Virginia Erection Co. The giant advertisement immediately raised legal concerns. In July 1974, state [[Bureau of Highways]] officials told the city that the tower's sign was taller than allowed by state law.
+The tower was built by the [[Pittsburgh-Des Moines Steel Co.]] of [[Pittsburgh]], Pennsylvania, and painted in 1974 by the Virginia Erection Co. The giant advertisement immediately raised legal concerns. In July 1974, state [[Bureau of Highways]] officials told the city that the tower's sign was illegal because it advertised something which did not yet exist.<ref name="Enquirer_1974">{{cite news |title=Tower Given Southern Accent |issue=August 16, 1974 |publisher=The Cincinnati Enquirer |date=August 16, 1974 |page=1}}</ref>
-Among the discussed possibilities were repainting the tower or covering the words with a large [[tarpaulin]].  With time running out to comply with the law, civil staff met for a [[brainstorming]] session at the Stringtown Restaurant with the late C.M. "Hop" Ewing (d.2006), then Mayor of Florence, who "sketched different ideas on a napkin".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://laughingsquid.com/florence-yall-water-tower-in-florence-kentucky/|title=Florence Y'All Water Tower|accessdate=2011-03-20 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090324034335/http://laughingsquid.com/florence-yall-water-tower-in-florence-kentucky/ |archivedate=2009-03-24 |deadurl=yes}} comment by Ewing's grand-daughter Lindsey Whalen October 8, 2008</ref> Ewing ultimately devised the idea of removing the vertical lines at the sides of the M in MALL, adding a stem to make it a Y and adding an [[apostrophe]]; resulting in "[[Y'all|Y'ALL]]".<ref>{{cite web |author=Marti Attoun |url=https://store.americanprofile.com/article/5134.html |title=Whatta Water Tower! |date=January 2006 |accessdate=16 April 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://archive.is/20121217114135/https://store.americanprofile.com/article/5134.html |archivedate=17 December 2012 |df= }}</ref> Ewing called it a "corny solution, but cost-effective", because the minor alteration would cost one-third of a full repainting.{{citation needed|date=September 2016}}  The city paid $472 to the W.T. Marx Company<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.manta.com/c/mmcvbsc/national-flag|title=National Flag|accessdate=2011-03-20}} An Amelia, Ohio, company that also does business as WT Marx Company, Inc.</ref> of [[Cincinnati|Cincinnati, Ohio]], to make the changes.
+Among the discussed possibilities were repainting the tower or covering the words with a large [[tarpaulin]].  With time running out to comply with the law, civil staff met for a [[brainstorming]] session at the Stringtown Restaurant with C.M. "Hop" Ewing, then mayor of Florence, who "sketched different ideas on a napkin".<ref>{{cite web |last=Beale |first=Scott |date=October 4, 2007 |title=Florence Y'All Water Tower in Florence, Kentucky |url=http://laughingsquid.com/florence-yall-water-tower-in-florence-kentucky/ |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090324034335/http://laughingsquid.com/florence-yall-water-tower-in-florence-kentucky/ |archivedate=2009-03-24 |accessdate=2011-03-20 |website=[[Laughing Squid]]}} comment by Ewing's grand-daughter Lindsey Whalen October 8, 2008</ref> Ewing ultimately devised the idea of removing the vertical lines at the sides of the M in MALL, adding a stem to make it a Y and adding an [[apostrophe]]; resulting in "[[Y'all]]".<ref name="AmericanProfile">{{cite web |author=Attoun |first=Marti |date=January 22, 2006 |title=Whatta Water Tower! |url=https://store.americanprofile.com/article/5134.html |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20121217114135/https://store.americanprofile.com/article/5134.html |archivedate=December 17, 2012 |accessdate=April 16, 2015 |website=American Profile}}</ref> Ewing called it a "corny solution, but cost-effective", because the minor alteration would cost one-third of a full repainting.<ref name=AmericanProfile/>  The city paid $472 to the W.T. Marx Company<ref>{{cite web |title=W T Marx CO |url=http://www.manta.com/c/mmcvbsc/national-flag |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120525061652/http://www.manta.com/c/mmcvbsc/national-flag |archive-date=2012-05-25 |accessdate=2011-03-20 |website=Manta}} An Amelia, Ohio, company that also does business as WT Marx Company, Inc.</ref> of [[Cincinnati|Cincinnati, Ohio]], to make the changes.
-The publicity surrounding the Florence Y'all tower advertised the mall better than a passive sign alone. On the mall's opening day in late 1976, mall-goers created a traffic jam at the [[Kentucky Route 18]] exit from I-75.<ref name="news.cincinnati.com"/>
+The publicity surrounding the Florence Y'all tower advertised the mall better than a passive sign alone. On the mall's opening day in late 1976, mall-goers created a [[traffic jam]] at the [[Kentucky Route 18]] exit from I-75.<ref name="news.cincinnati.com"/>
 ===Further developments===
-As a general rule, water towers are cleaned about every five years and repainted about every ten years,<ref name="enquirer" /><ref>NKy Life, section C of NKy edition of Cincinnati Enquirer, page C1, picture caption, Friday, June 3, 2011</ref> Due to the subsequent repaintings, it is no longer evident that the lettering was originally a patchwork modification. During one repainting,{{when|date=September 2016}} the red and white stripes on the tower were extended onto the top, where they converge in a spoke pattern easily visible from aircraft.
+As a general rule, water towers are cleaned about every five years and repainted about every ten.<ref name="enquirer" /><ref>NKy Life, section C of NKy edition of Cincinnati Enquirer, page C1, picture caption, Friday, June 3, 2011</ref> The repaintings of the Florence tower have hidden the original patchwork modification. At some point,{{when|date=September 2016}} the red and white stripes on the tower were extended onto the top, where they converge in a spoke pattern easily visible from aircraft.
-The tower's rewritten words have become a local motto of sorts. A town festival held around [[Labor Day]] was renamed the "Florence Y'all" fest. The words can be found on lapel pins, bumper stickers, mousepads, postcards, and T-shirts. The local [[Florence Freedom]] baseball team has a large inflatable "Wally The Watertower" mascot<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.florencefreedom.com/appearances.php |title=Florence Freedom - Greater Cincinnati's Minor League Baseball Team |work=florencefreedom.com |accessdate=15 April 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150510132746/http://www.florencefreedom.com/appearances.php |archivedate=10 May 2015 |df= }}</ref> and has given away Florence Y'all water tower [[bobblehead]] dolls.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://http |title=ISSUU - florence-recorder-123010 by Enquirer Media |author=Enquirer Media |work=Issuu |accessdate=15 April 2015 |deadurl=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160114075411/http://http// |archivedate=14 January 2016 |df= }}</ref> When the team won the rights to host the [[Frontier League]]'s annual all-star game, they marketed it as the "Y'All-Star Game", with the water tower in the official logo for the contest. <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.florencefreedom.com/newsnotes.php?nID=791 |title=Freedom to Host 2016 Frontier League "Y'all-Star Game" |last1= |first1= |last2= |first2= |date= |website=Florence Freedom |publisher= |access-date= |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150914011307/http://www.florencefreedom.com/newsnotes.php?nID=791|archivedate=14 September 2015|quote=}}</ref> Florence's World of Golf has a Florence Y'all replica in the miniature golf area.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20110226/NEWS0103/102270331/Florence-s-World-Golf-goes-high-tech|title=Kentucky - Cincinnati.com - cincinnati.com|work=Cincinnati.com|accessdate=15 April 2015}}</ref> The "Soft Play" area in Florence Mall features a replica of the tower.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.florencemall.com/dining-entertainment/soft-play-area|title=Soft Play Area at Florence Mall|work=florencemall.com|accessdate=16 April 2015 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629203445/http://www.florencemall.com/dining-entertainment/soft-play-area |archivedate=2011-06-29 | deadurl=yes}}</ref>
+The tower's rewritten words have become a local motto of sorts. A town festival held around Labor Day was renamed the "Florence Y'all" fest. The words can be found on lapel pins, bumper stickers, mousepads, postcards, and T-shirts. A local [[Miniature golf|miniature golf course]], Florence's World of Golf, features a Florence Y'all replica.<ref>{{cite web |last=Hansel |first=Mark |date=February 26, 2011 |title=Florence's World of Golf goes high-tech |url=http://news.cincinnati.com/article/20110226/NEWS0103/102270331/Florence-s-World-Golf-goes-high-tech |url-status= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129152631/http://www.cincinnati.com/article/20110226/NEWS0103/102270331/Florence-s-World-Golf-goes-high-tech |archive-date=November 29, 2014 |accessdate=April 15, 2015 |work=Cincinnati Enquirer}}</ref> The "Soft Play" area in Florence Mall has its own replica tower.<ref>{{cite web |title=Soft Play Area |url=http://www.florencemall.com/dining-entertainment/soft-play-area |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629203445/http://www.florencemall.com/dining-entertainment/soft-play-area |archivedate=2011-06-29 |accessdate=April 16, 2015 |work=Florence Mall}}</ref>
+The local independent-league baseball team renamed itself the [[Florence Y'alls]] in January 2020,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rice |first1=Briana |date=January 21, 2020 |title=Freedom no more: Introducing the Florence Y'alls |url=https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/2020/01/21/florence-freedom-new-team-name-florence-yalls/4535154002/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200122201258/https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/2020/01/21/florence-freedom-new-team-name-florence-yalls/4535154002/ |archive-date=January 22, 2020 |accessdate=January 21, 2020 |website=Cincinnati Enquirer}}</ref> but it had celebrated the tower even during its 16 seasons as the Florence Freedom. The team's mascot is a large inflatable "Y'all Star" mascot;<ref>{{cite web |title=Mascot Appearances |url=http://www.florencefreedom.com/appearances.php |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120922051705/http://www.florencefreedom.com:80/appearances.php |archivedate=September 22, 2012 |accessdate=April 15, 2015 |work=Florence Yalls}}</ref> the team has given away Florence Y'all water tower [[bobblehead]] dolls.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://http |title=ISSUU – florence-recorder-123010 by Enquirer Media |author=Enquirer Media |work=Issuu |accessdate=April 15, 2015 |url-status=bot: unknown |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160114075411/http://http// |archivedate=January 14, 2016 }}</ref> When the Freedom hosted the [[Frontier League]]'s annual all-star game in 2016, they marketed it as the "Y'All-Star Game", with the water tower in the official logo.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.florencefreedom.com/newsnotes.php?nID=791 |title=Freedom to Host 2016 Frontier League "Y'all-Star Game" |last1= |first1= |last2= |first2= |date= |website=Florence Freedom |publisher= |access-date= |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150914011307/http://www.florencefreedom.com/newsnotes.php?nID=791|archivedate=September 14, 2015|quote=}}</ref>
+==In media==
+===Literature===
+The Florence Y'all Tower is mentioned by the narrator of the novel [[Ducks, Newburyport]].
 ==References==
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+* [https://maps.google.com/?&ll=38.99815,-84.647405&spn=0.001751,0.006877&t=h&z=17&layer=c&cbll=38.998151,-84.647405&panoid=4uayW3isY9zHcek0DKIZdw&cbp=11,207.83,,0,-21.26 Google Street View of Florence Y'all Water Tower]
-* [http://www.florencekyonline.com/florence-yall-water-tower/ Numerous pictures of Y'ALL tower at Florence Kentucky Online]
-* [https://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=38.99815,-84.647405&spn=0.001751,0.006877&t=h&z=17&layer=c&cbll=38.998151,-84.647405&panoid=4uayW3isY9zHcek0DKIZdw&cbp=11,207.83,,0,-21.26 Google Street View of Florence Y'all Water Tower]
-* [https://www.panoramio.com/photo/22711 Panoramio – Photo of The folksiest of water towers]
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+[[Category:1974 establishments in Kentucky]]
+[[Category:Florence, Kentucky]]