Sorry, I was caught up with some stuff, I’m back now.
So I’m picking up from where I stopped yesterday about Nasheville.
That water tower interested me:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belmont_Tower_and_Carillon
“The Belmont Tower and Carillon is an iconic structure on the campus of Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee. The Tower is listed in the National Register of Historic Places as part of the Belmont Mansion registration[2] and is prominently featured in the university logo. The current Belmont University Tower and Carillon chimes each hour from 9:00am–8:00pm.”
“The Belmont University Tower and Carillon is located approximately 528 feet south of the Belmont Mansion on Belmont University's campus in Nashville, Tennessee.
Located on the former summer estate of Colonel Joseph and Adelicia Acklen, the tower was constructed circa 1850 to be used as a water tower for the Belmont Mansion and gardens. In 1864 during the Battle of Nashville union troops led by General T.J. Wood used the structure as a signal tower. “
“Design of the tower is credited to famed architect Adolphus Heiman with lesser mention of William Strickland. The tower design is based on the Lighthouse at Alexandria, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, and it is the largest surviving antebellum water tower constructed for private use in the United States. The brick water tower stands 105 feet tall and was originally surrounded by a moat and bridge at the entrance.
Inside the five-story tower lies an original cast-iron staircase leading to the second floor of the tower. The staircase is an exact replica of the staircase in the Green-Meldrim House in Savannah, Georgia. The first floor of the tower was renovated into a prayer chapel in 1974, which is currently open to visitors day and night. The second floor houses the music library. The third floor holds a practice carillon. The fourth floor houses the keyboard control mechanism for the carillon bells.[3]
The bronze bells are located behind screens on the fifth level of the tower”
• “1853 - The construction of the water tower was completed on the 650-acre estate of Colonel Joseph Acklen and his wife, Adelicia Acklen.
• 1856 - The tower served as the estate irrigation system and an observatory”
“November 17, 1934 – Frederick Arthur Henkel played "Hail to the Chief” on the Carillon as President and Mrs. Franklin Delano Roosevelt and the presidential party approached the Ward-Belmont campus”
“October 7, 2008 - Belmont hosted the 2008 Town Hall Presidential Debate between Senator Barack Obama and Senator John McCain. On Flag Day, the University draped a forty-five feet tall x sixteen feet wide banner to publicize the upcoming event. The Tower would prove to be a symbolic backdrop for the debate since it stood through thirty-one presidencies”
This is partially taking the functions of the Obelisk. Very intereting. Roosevelt is defenitly a red shoes clan member, he pops up everywhere they are.