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Took an unexpected trip to Manhattan, KS Saturday and found some sirens along the way. Many of them I knew were already there but I found some treats!
First off is Rossville, KS. Rossville is in Shawnee County (Same as Topeka) and I knew they had a 2001 in downtown (Replaced a Tbeam), but what I didn't know what that they had a Model 2 on their water tower! Rather or not it was part of Shawnee County's system at one point, I do not know. Here are some pictures.



Moving on we come to St. Mary's. St. Mary's is in Pottawatomie County which has a county-wide system of 2001s, but St. Mary's must have their own system. I have seen 3 Whelens in person and 2 from street view. (Very good coverage). There is a Whelen 2x05 and a 2x04 within 2 blocks of each other! Here are the pictures I managed to snap.


Next off is the small town of Belvue in Pottawatomie County. Pott. county has a system of 2001s with Model 2s scattered thru all their towns (their old system I am assuming).

Zooming ahead to Manhattan. Manhattan is mostly in Riley County with a part in Pottawatomie County. The Part of Manhattan in Pott. County has a 2001, which altho in Manhattan is controlled by Pott. County.


Manhattan also has some whelen 2810s owned and controlled by the US Army Corp of Engineers as warning sirens in the event Tuttle Creek Lake Dam was to break due to an earthquake. I captured pictures of two of these. They are right in the City of Manhattan and do sound Tornado Warning along with Manhattan and Pott. County's sirens. They are also mounted pretty low!




Well while we was driving around...out of no where I spot some yellow top. It was an SD-10! I knew they had some Thunderbolts and a Model 5, but this was a surprise. It even has a screen around it!



Well, while driving around more I told my cousin to be on the look out for sirens, and he tricked me a few times, so when he said "Siren!" i didn't believe him. Well he was right and I snapped this one real fast.

Came out kinda good, I don't know how I missed it though...


Well we left town and headed back for Top City...I found a few other sirens in Rural Pottawatomie County.
This one near a housing/commercial area.

(Sorry for the crappy pic)
This one is in the middle of nowhere!

Well that's it. I am kind of in a hurry so I am not sure how organized this post is, sorry!

Do you have any pictures of the t-bolts?

Doesn't Manhattan, KS have an Allertor or other rotating 9/12 siren? Saw a youtube vid a while back which had a 2001 and a very audible rotating 9/12 port siren.

Very nice SD-10. I've never seen one with a screen, interesting, and it's a very neat feature. You did a good job on this siren hunt, and I'm impressed by the quality of the on-the-go shots.

Great job, and I haven't been here for awhile, have I...

Regards,
Joshua

No, I did not get any Thunderbolt pictures.

I am not aware of any ACA products in Manhattan. Besides the Whelens owned by the Corps I don't know of any other siren besides federal there.

Thanks FS fan!

Came across the Allertor in town. It's on top of the K-State Foundation building at Anderson and Timberlane Dr. (http://thesirenmap.com/map/180). I'm trying to figure out when it runs, but I think it's the only one in town that runs daily. Scouted it for a week and everyday it was in a different orientation.

There's also a single port T-Bolt at Kimball and Tuttle Creek, hiding on a hill near a cell tower. (http://thesirenmap.com/map/169).

gas is under $2 there?!

sirenita wrote:gas is under $2 there?!

This thread is from 2009.

Sirenguy02 wrote:

sirenita wrote:gas is under $2 there?!

This thread is from 2009.

Still, that's pretty cheap.

DigitlWorld wrote:Came across the Allertor in town. It's on top of the K-State Foundation building at Anderson and Timberlane Dr. (http://thesirenmap.com/map/180). I'm trying to figure out when it runs, but I think it's the only one in town that runs daily. Scouted it for a week and everyday it was in a different orientation.

There's also a single port T-Bolt at Kimball and Tuttle Creek, hiding on a hill near a cell tower. (http://thesirenmap.com/map/169).

Very interesting!! Thanks!
BTW Whats this sirenmap.com and how do I get a login? lol.