Turnback Tuesday reminds us of what it was like to access water. It wasn't as easy as we have it today.
Most homes and businesses, even at the turn of the century, did not have water piped in. It was a process of digging a well or hole somewhere near your home, hooking up a system with ropes and pulleys, attaching a bucket and then lowering it down to collect this natural but necessary resource.
This photo is the Old Town Derby Community Well taken in 1907 just before it was removed. The original location was at the intersection of Derby Avenue and Division Street, Derby and Elm Street, Ansonia.
Thanks goes to Derby Public Library staff for sharing interesting local history each week.
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