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Name : Yeoncheon Station
Water Supply Tower
Appointment Category : Registration No. 45
Location: Chatan 2 li, Yeoncheon-eup, Yeoncheon-gun
Date of Appointment: Jan. 28, 2003 |
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About Cultural Properties
Yeoncheon Station Water Supply Tower was for railroad and was built in the middle
point between Inchon and Wonsan in 1919 to supply water to steam locomotives.
Steam locomotives and water supply towers were introduced in Sep of 1899 when
Gyeongin line between Seoul and Inchon was first opened to function as means
of traffic, however they faded out by the introduction of diesel locomotives
in 1950s.
Historical buildings in Yeoncheon built during Japanese regime were all destructed
by bombing during Korean War except water supply tower in its original shape.
The tower also functioned as a market place for barters during water supply to
water tank attached to the rear of locomotives.
This area was far south region of North Korea before Korean War, and loaded
large volume of military supplies. For this reason, there were concentrated
bombing by American army in the area with this white water tower as its coordinate.
The traces of bullet marks are still on the building.
Yeoncheon Station Water Supply Tower is recognized for its significance for
understanding of railroad history and research on modern traffic history, along
with Dogae station water supply tower in Gangwon-do, Chupungryong station tower,
Yeonsan station tower in Chungnam, Andong station tower in Gyeongbuk, Youngcheon
station tower, and Samrangjin station tower, and appointed as registered cultural
property in Jan of 2003.
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