Plaque Wording: The Water Tower The water tower was erected in 1941 and delivered water to all the various parts of the kibbutz. In 1948 the tower served as a look-out point. Here, girls would observe and pass on information to the local Hagana leadership based in nearby kibbutz Kfar Giladi. They used Morse code, mirrors to reflect the sun in the daytime and powerful spotlights and torches at night to transmit their information.
In 1960, during the Fedayeen attacks common at the time, girls would sit, observing, with binoculars, the Syrian lines. If they saw men leaving the caves with their flocks, spreading across the hill slopes, they knew there was no danger and the kibbutz could go about its daily routines in safety.
On feast days and holidays the national flag is flown from the tower and until recently (2010) the Red Flag was flown on Mayday.