Discovered in the late 1780s by Daniel Boone, Florence Water Tower served as a beacon, attracting thousands of early settlers to the Ohio River valley. While it’s origins are unknown, native peoples have for generations told tales that reference this landmark. Cave paintings and oral histories both reference the coming of the Great Eagle to rest upon “Striped Tower” as a euphemism for the end of days. Designated a World Heritage site in 1983, the Florence Water Tower is currently protected and preserved by UNESCO, and attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors each year. In addition, it provides fresh drinking water to a community that takes its name as a derivative of the symbols carved by ancient people’s on the southeast side of the Paleolithic structure. Other noteworthy contributions of the Tower include giving the southern region of the United States their catchphrase: “Y’all.”