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 Red Hand Pump - Gallatin, MO Posted by:  YoSam.
N 39° 54.895 W 093° 57.729
15S E 417768 N 4418756
This old beauty is on the courthouse lawn, and it works.
Waymark Code: WMJDAV
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 11/03/2013
Views: 4
County of Pump: Daviess County
This pump is called a Northern Industrial Large Cast Iron Hand Pump
It graces the back yard of the county courthouse
I was very surprised when I lifted the handle and began to pump (just for fun) and water began to flow.
Wikipedia says:
"Hand pumps are manually operated pumps; they use human power and mechanical advantage to move fluids or air from one place to another. They are widely used in every country in the world for a variety of industrial, marine, irrigation and leisure activities. There are many different types of hand pump available, mainly operating on a piston, diaphragm or rotary vane principle with a check valve on the entry and exit ports to the chamber operating in opposing directions. Most hand pumps have plungers or reciprocating pistons, and are positive displacement."
Is it Working: yes
Nearest Address:
102 N Main St.,
Gallatin, MO USA
64640
How to find.:
Find the county courthouse, plenty of parking all around the square. Walk to the back side. Do not try to park on the square itself, that is reserved for judges and police.
Walk to the back and there it is.
Visiting Restrictions:
courthouse lawn, always open, but at 2am a police office might just ask why you are there.
Does this pump have a presence on the internet?: [Web Link]
Good place to park: Not Listed
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Visit Instructions:
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