tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post5773678796122818768..comments2024-03-28T17:55:31.180-04:00Comments on The Gossips of Rivertown: The Word About the Street PumpsCarole Osterinkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16010623982526286408noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-83400837864236427702014-02-07T09:32:28.497-05:002014-02-07T09:32:28.497-05:00The Proprietors " brought water into the city...The Proprietors " brought water into the city, first from a spring given to them by John Ten Broeck, and then from a 'fountain' on the road between Claverack and Hudson. The water was brought into the city by an aqueduct --a wooden pipe--that ran down Main Street [Warren Street ]. Each lot holder could take water from the aqueduct for a fee, and the town pump was located at Market Square [the corner of Front and Main]."--Historic Hudson:An Architectural Portrait, p. 35.Byrne Fone https://www.blogger.com/profile/11913646848760720991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5723709701684173708.post-10843274892800534142014-02-07T07:17:57.631-05:002014-02-07T07:17:57.631-05:00Great stuff! Good going Mr. Voorhees.
And now I k...Great stuff! Good going Mr. Voorhees.<br /><br />And now I know that the pump water originated "from springs at Fountain Head, Powers Spring." Thanks all!<br /><br />unheimlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00204285837938988668noreply@blogger.com