Compton Hill Reservoir Park

James P. Kirkwood selected the site of the reservoir, one of the highest elevations within the 1855 city limits. As the reservoir occupied only of the site, Kirkwood suggested the remaining land be turned into a park. The reservoir and water tower were renovated, in 1999, at a cost of $19 million. In 1969, Interstate 44 was constructed through the northern edge of the park, reducing the area of the park to its present size. == Compton Hill Water Tower ==

The Compton Hill Water Tower, built in 1898, is the youngest of three remaining standpipe water towers in St. Louis. Whereas, in 1901, more than 423 standpipe-style water towers existed in the United States, as of 2008 only about a dozen remain standing, three of which are in St. Louis (the other two being the Bissell Tower and the Grand Avenue Water Tower). The Compton Hill Water Tower was declared a city landmark in 1966 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. ==The Naked Truth==

The statue The Naked Truth, unveiled in 1914, was a gift to the city of St. Louis by the German-American Alliance in honor of Carl Schurz, Emil Preetorius and Carl Daenzer, editors of the German St. Louis newspaper Westliche Post. The statue was designated a city landmark in 1969. ==See also==