Sunday, June 9, 2013

UPDATE: New Village Logo Now On Water Tower


Crews have finished painting the village's logo on Dorchester's new water tower.  

Those driving west on Highway 33, as well as those in town on on south on Highway 6, have a clear view of the logo and lettering.

"This will be a great first step in re-branding Dorchester's public image for the new century," said one community leader earlier this spring.

The new village water tower is located in the southeastern corner of town near the rail line. 

The new tower offers a much more modern appearance compared to the older structure.

Records show that Dorchester's old water tower has been in its current location since the late 1880's. 

The old tower's appearance has changed little since the turn of last century, according to research by the Times staff.

When the old tower is removed, it will certainly mark the end of an era.  

Dorchester's modern-day water system was established in 1914 after citizen's approved a $15,000 water works bond.  It is surmised that the old tower was erected prior to that time, although the structure has undergone several upgrades and renovations.

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  2. I hope there is some consideration of preserving the old water tower. Maybe moving it to the museum.

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  3. How about not wasting the time. Sell it for scrap and buy some rock

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  4. Like the Museum idea. Have it at ground level. Make a cut out on the side so visitors could actually walk inside of it. Put doors on it, interior lighting etc.and use it as a building structure. (I've always wondered what it looked like inside.)

    Considering it's long, long history, it deserves to be preserved and a good addition to the Museum.

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  5. I have to say the new logo looks great, but when coming from Crete you can't really see it until you are past the coop on the high way and it is not really centered on that side or so it looks like and maybe. Why did they choose red . We are not Friend.. The placement of it should of been a little better..

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  6. I do like the logo, My only complaint, however, is the lettering could have been larger...I cannot read the top or the bottom lines from the highway,(it took many days to read the bottom, even then had to drive into town and stop to read FOUNDED 1881. Even DORCHESTER is hard to read if you didn't know what town it was. Other than that it is beautiful/

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    1. You have to be really, really tall to read it.

      Impossible to read if you're just driving by.

      And, red paint? How about Black and Orange colors? Really big letters that are very visable to people driving by.

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  7. Like everyone else to logo looks great but you cant read it I think if they painted to tower white instead of the tan color you probably could read it a lot better

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