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Maydale Seltzer Beverage Bottle
Two clear bottles with silver spigots from the Maydale Beverage Co. The words inscribed on the bottle read: "Maydale Beverage Co., Made from Pure Spring Water, contents 26 fl. oz., Maynard, Mass.".
Centennial Monograph: Water Department
A history of the water department in Maynard through 1966.
Old Style Canteen
The canteen resembles civil war era canteens, made of tin. A cork was used to seal the top.
Not sure why it ended up in Maynard.
Not sure why it ended up in Maynard.
Street Sprinkler Wagon - ca 1903
Tony Collins ( right?), Maynard's first full time fireman, is riding the wagon with an unknown individual. The man on the left is operating the valve to get water from the elevated stand. Water was sprayed on the roads to suppress dust.
Specifications For The Maynard Water Works - 1888
The document is the plan for Maynard's water pumping stations at the time of the installation of the pipe from White's Pond.
Proposed Gates in Gate House Plan - 2006
Ben Smith Canal
Maynard, Massachusetts
Plans for gates to control water flow in the canal.
Installing the Water Pipes
White Pond to Pumping Station
Paul Wilson, Superintendent of the Walter Works, in center of photo is inspecting the work. The water line is being installed from White Pond, Hudson to the Maynard Pumping Station, see 1999.2787.
Balcom Memorial Watering Trough - 1892
Located at intersection of Parker Street and Great Road.
Reservoirs on Summer Hill
Town of Maynard
The open reservoir was built in 1889, the closed one in 1972.
Lorenzo Maynard Watering Trough
Donated to the town in 1889 by Lorenzo Maynard, it stood at the corner of Nason and Main Streets until 1915. Later moved to corner of Walnut and Main where it remained until 1952. It was taken to the town barn and dumped with other unused…
W. A. Haynes Memorial Watering Trough
The trough was presented to the Town of Maynard in 1904. Put back together for the Centennial in 1971.
1st photo is upper part located on Concord Street.
2nd photo is the base
3rd photo taken in 1972
1st photo is upper part located on Concord Street.
2nd photo is the base
3rd photo taken in 1972
Rafferty Memorial Water Trough - 1892
Frank Punch? standing next to trough in second photo.
The trough was accepted by the town on April 2, 1894
The trough was accepted by the town on April 2, 1894
Diary of George Hart - 1903
Town of Maynard Engineer
George Hart was an engineer at the town pumping station, a water commissioner and a member of the Board of Selectmen.