Front:
The fones Beach
WATER TOWER
This structure of stone,
ateel and brick is approximate ly
200 keet in height and holds
320,000 gallons of fresh water.
The fresh water is Aupplied
Rrom two wella driven into the
Cloyd strata which is about
1200 feet below aea level.
The wella have a combined_
capacity of 1300 gallona of
water per minute. The water is
treated before it reaches the
varioud outlets about the park.
During the Jummer deason.
thɛ average daily consumption
of fresh water is about 700,000
gallons.
Twice Each week the waten.
is sampled and sent to the
Itate Chemist for an analysia.
Back:
WATER TOWER
Jones Beach, one of the State Parks under the juris-
diction of the Long Island State Park Commission,
is located near Wantagh on Long Island's South
Shore, 33 miles from New York City. It is easily
reached by car through direct connection with the
Long Island Parkways and by train and bus. Major
attractions are surf, pool, and bay bathing, dining,
outdoor dancing, the boardwalk, deck games, pitch
putt golf and playgrounds.
Place
STAMP
Here
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