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Coffee Pot and Cup Water Towers
Stanton, Iowa
built 1971 (coffee pot) and 2000 (cup)
The Coffee Pot water tower celebrates Stanton's Scandinavian cultural heritage as well as the legacy of Stanton-born Virginia Christine, the spokeswoman for Folger's coffee. The pot is painted in Swedish style with hearts and flowers; it is 35 feet tall and 20 feet wide. It is capable of holding 800,000 cups of coffee (were it actually used as a coffee pot), earning it the title of "World's Largest Coffee Pot." High maintenance costs led the town to take the pot down, but it is still on display at the town's historical society. The replacement water tower is shaped like a cup and saucer. It is 96 feet tall and holds 150,000 gallons of water. Its appearance mimics the Swedish style of the Coffee Pot.
Coffee Facts
The coffee bean is actually the seed of the coffee cherry; there are two beans per cherry. There are two dominant species of coffee plants: Coffea arabica and Coffea robusta. It takes about 5 pounds of coffee cherries to derive 1 pound of roasted coffee. |