more history from my nieghborhood.

[dobbie]

I was told by a nieghbor the other day while i was out MDing the streets that while the city was diggin down by my house they came across an old well full of dirt. they moved off to the side and continued digging. they then hit an old spring and reopened it. the water came gushing from the spring and washed out some of the dirt from the well. i dont have an exact location though i do have a decent idea of where this happened. the more the city digs the more history they are coming across. its shame there is no ordinance saying they have to preserve any history they find. it saddens me to hear they can just run through and destroy whatever they come across. i think they just reburied it all. this area is full of old underground springs. i bet this is where the pile of old coins from the 1800s was found last week

 

[Craig in Alabama]

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[jeff & Maria]

A few years ago a fellow renovating his old home in Lambertville NJ found a well covered in the basement. A check with the historic society left them speechless. They had heard of a 300 year old large well in the town that was used by travelers, both horse and human and possibly Washington and his troops as well since they crossed the Delaware river a few miles downstream, but couldn't confirm it's existance. His house was built RIGHT over the well. They dug it out, cleaned it up, added lighting and covered it with some type of clear acrylic floor preserving it for future generations!

 

[dobbie]

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[Elson(La)]

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[dobbie]

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