It's the bulbous top of a 130 ft. tall water tower. In town, you can see a giant strawberry, a 7-ft. tall, 1,600-lb. concrete replica on a pedestal in front of the fire department. The base reads "Poteet Strawberry Capital Of Texas," presented to the city by the Central Power and Light Company.

Welcome to the Strawberry Festival. FESTIVAL HOURS. Friday: 6pm – Midnight Saturday: 10am – 1am Sunday: 10am – 10:30pm

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2015年10月21日 · The town became known as the "Strawberry Capital," where tourists could view a water tower resembling a strawberry, as well as the six-foot-tall and 1,600 pound "World's Largest Strawberry." A three-day strawberry festival began in Poteet in 1948, in which Harold A. Aigner served as the festival king.

2018年12月21日 · Outdone by a larger strawberry statue in Strawberry Point, Iowa? No problem for Poteet, whose first tribute to its cash crop has stood for years in front of the volunteer fire station. The solution: paint Poteet’s water tower to resemble a strawberry, thus becoming the world’s tallest strawberry at around 130 feet tall.

2020年12月7日 · “Poteet, Texas is the Strawberry Capital of Texas,” said City of Poteet Public Works Director Ruben Quintana. “This tower was originally erected back in 1973 and was in much need of repair. The paint was very faded, dilapidated, and there were rust stains down the stem.”

2020年12月7日 · Learn how Maguire Iron helped the City of Poteet, Texas refurbish their iconic strawberry water tower.

2025年2月13日 · These are often referred to as a “spheroid,” a “pedesphere” or a “water sphere.” There are slight variations in the engineering design, but for purposes of this post, a spherical water tower is one with a round (or nearly round) tank either set upon top of a …

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