Lindstrom, Minnesota -
Swedish Coffee Pot Water Tower
Americans appreciate a big cup of coffee, and also coffee pot-shaped buildings and water towers. But the Swedes' love of coffee is legendary. Lindstrom's coffee pot water tower is painted with a welcoming message. In Swedish.
- Address:
- 12849 N. 1st Ave., Lindstrom, MN
- Directions:
- Downtown, on the north side of Lake Blvd/US Hwy 8, just west of N. Lakes Trail.
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Coffee Pot Water Tower Look up or you may miss it, because the Coffee Pot water tower is in the middle of town. [Mike Rendine, 08/09/2010]
Coffee Pot Water Tower This is a water tower painted and shaped to look like a coffee pot. The tower has "Welcome to Lindstrom" painted on it in Swedish. [Drew Anderson, 07/24/2009]
Coffee Pot Water Tower Coffee pot water tower in downtown Lindstrom, Minnesota. [Jack Steck, 07/24/2009]
Coffee Pot Water Tower Water tower in the shape of a tea pot. [redfasher, 10/22/2008][RA: We're fairly certain the water tower is a Swedish coffee pot, not a tea pot. It's labeled "Vilkommen lill Lindstrom," though the calligraphy is a little hard to read.]
Coffee Pot Water Tower Lindstrom was founded in the 1850s by Swedish settlers. The city's old water tower is in the shape of an appropriately decorated coffee pot. [Barb, 04/23/2004][RA: Standing above the "America's Little Sweden" since 1902, the old water tower is a giant teapot or coffee pot labeled: "Vulkommen." ]
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