Chicago Water Tower

The Chicago Water Tower was built in 1869 and is a symbol of the city and one of the oldest buildings. Several times it tried to demolish, but the residents of the city were able to defend the building. The tower symbolically survived the fire of 1871, which destroyed most of the city.

Regarding this fire, there is a local legend about a cow that flipped a kerosene lamp onto a haystack, which immediately broke out, and then the fire was transferred to neighboring houses. The scorching summer sun only increased the effect. Residents of the city fled, and the caretaker of the water tower remained in his place. When the fire came close, the man, wanting to avoid a painful death, climbed to the top of the tower and hanged himself there. Locals believe that the ghost of the gallows still lives in the tower and can be seen there at night.