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==Points of interest and events== [[File:Kingsburg Swedish Coffee Pot Water Tower (3).jpg|thumb|left|Swedish coffee pot water tower over Kingsburg]] One of the notable landmarks in the community is the Kingsburg water tower, which is shaped like an antique Swedish [[coffee pot]]. The water tower was originally built in 1911 and was modified in 1985, inspired by a resident's visit to the similarly decorated water tower in [[Stanton, Iowa]]; the Kingsburg coffee pot water tower is {{convert|122|ft}} tall, lit at night, and visible from SR 99.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/6173 |title=Swedish Coffee Pot Water Tower |website=Roadside America |access-date=July 13, 2022}}</ref> The Kingsburg pot is slightly larger than the Stanton one, at {{cvt|60000|and|50000|USgal|L}}, respectively; the Stanton pot was taken down from its tower in 2015 and preserved, as it had been superseded by a larger water tower in the late 1990s.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.roadsideamerica.com/story/6172 |title=Coffee Pot and Cup Water Towers |website=Roadside America |access-date=July 13, 2022}}</ref> The Swedish immigrant heritage of the community is principally preserved with festivals. The Kingsburg Swedish Festival, which is one of the biggest and best known festivals that bring people in from all over the country, is held annually during the third weekend in May. Activities include a Swedish pancake breakfast, a parade and the coronation of the Swedish Festival Queen. Many booths, rides and activities are set up all along the side of Downtown Kingsburg's Draper Street. This festival, which has traditionally been held on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, was scheduled for only Saturday and Sunday in 2009 after the town's centennial due to the suffering economy, but in 2011, Thursday activities were added to the festival.<ref>[http://www.nordicway.com/places_kingsburg.htm ''Kingsburg, CA Page''(Nordic Way) ]</ref><ref>[https://archive.today/20130205162527/http://www.visitcalifornia.com/pages/details/?iid=1698468 ''Kingsburg's Swedish Village and Historical Park'' (California Travel & Tourism Commission)]</ref>
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