The city used to use hollowed out logs as water mains. Circa 1860.

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Beta1988 on September 4th, 2018 at 18:23 UTC »

Just to think that the greek and romans used concrete.. (edit spelling)

viper_13 on September 4th, 2018 at 19:45 UTC »

My city is doing water main restorations in one of the older neighborhoods. The last one was done in the 1920s and apparently they had left the old wooden systems that were in use prior to the 20s. They were dug up and removed fully this year. Interesting finds!

Luckrider on September 4th, 2018 at 21:22 UTC »

You better reread that. Circa 1820. The sign says 155 years ago and the plaque is dated 1975.