I hate to pass up the opportunity to win an argument,
even one that everybody else has forgotten.
This evening I was at the Prospect Park water tower
(Witch's Hat). There is a sign on the tower claiming
that it is built on the highest natural land area
in Minneapolis. Doesn't give the elevation, however.
Rosalind Nelson
Bancroft Neighborhood
At 04:23 PM 6/8/01 -0400, Bruce Gaarder wrote:
>It's hard to tell from what is online. I bow to the Borchert Library.
>I looked at the online maps at http://maps.dnr.state.mn.us/tomo and also
>US GEodetic Survey data sheets at www.ngs.ngs.noaa.gov.
>
>It looks fairly close. Prospect Park benchmark is 965 feet, Washburn water
>tower location looks similar, Deming Heights Park looks like more than 960,
>as does Waite Park. Benchmark at 37th and Central, near Deming is at 926
>with significant slope in the park.
>
>Nothing online (that I found) with the map resolution to go further.
>
>A lot of lower ground elsewhere, for sure.
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