Norris School Hand Pump
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brwhiz
N 35° 23.564 W 119° 01.296
11S E 316398 N 3918473
This Hand Operated Water Pump is part of the historical exhibit of the Norris School on the grounds of the Pioneer Village at the Kern County Museum in Bakersfield.
Waymark Code: WMJDY2
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 11/05/2013
Views: 4
This pump in non-operational. Its presence is merely to lend an aura of authenticity to the historical display of this one-room school. Water was an absolute necessity at any school and use for multiple purposes. Therefore every school had to have a well and the hand pump was usually the only means of extracting its water.
Is it Working: no
Nearest Address:
Kern County Museum ~ Pioneer Village
3801 Chester Avenue
Bakersfield, California
93301
How to find.:
The Kern County Museum map shows the precise location of every building in Pioneer Village.
Visiting Restrictions:
There is an admission charge to enter the Kern County Museum and Pioneer Village.
Good place to park: Not Listed
Does this pump have a presence on the internet?: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
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