Schaefferstown Water Company
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Mocadeki
N 40° 17.756 W 076° 17.638
18T E 390024 N 4461406
One of North America's oldest documented public water systems..
Waymark Code: WM72A
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 02/03/2006
Views: 15
One of North America's oldest documented public water systems. Alexander Schaeffer built a hotel on the square in 1744, and construction of the water system began shortly after. On July 16, 1763, he and his wife Anna Engle deeded this land--today Fountain Park--for the use of the inhabitants of Market Street. The present company was chartered in 1845 as successor to The Fountain Company of Heidelberg.
Marker Name: Schaefferstown Water Company
County: Lebanon
Date Dedicated: 04/22/1945
Marker Type: Roadside
Location: Fountain Park at S. Market St., Schaefferstown
Category: Business & Industry, Environment
Website: Not listed
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