If you said Canton and Pratt, you're correct!
Pratt was first. It started as a joke in 1956. No one seems to remember who it was, but someone labeled two abandoned water towers "Hot" and "Cold."
In Canton, it was another teenage prank that can be traced to the early 1960s. Maybe they had heard about Pratt's watertowers. In any case, some kids crawled to the top of one water tower and painted the word "Hot."
Rather than get all upset, the city decided to embrace the idea so they painted "Cold" on the other one!
Now, both towns claim their "Hot" and "Cold" watertowers as tourist attractions!
Just a tidbit to help you "Get Kansas!"
KE #2 Marci Penner
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