Ransom Water Tower
The Ransom Water Tower is a former water tower in the LaSalle County, Illinois, village of Ransom. It was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1990. It was demolished in January of 2025.Photo: IvoShandor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ransom and Kinsman.
Ransom
Village
Photo: IvoShandor, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ransom is a village in LaSalle County, Illinois, United States. The population was 308 at the 2020 census, down from 384 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Ottawa Micropolitan Statistical Area. It is part of the subregion known as Streatorland.
Kinsman
Village
Kinsman is a village in Grundy County, Illinois, United States. The population was 90 at the 2020 census. Kinsman is situated 4½ miles northeast of Ransom Water Tower.
Ransom Water Tower
- Type: Reservoir
- Description: water tower
- Categories: water tower and body of water
- Location: LaSalle County, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to German—“Ransom Water Tower” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Ransom Water Tower”
- French: “Ransom Water Tower”
- German: “Ransom Water Tower”
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