Site of the South Glens Falls Water Plant

Site of the South Glens Falls Water Plant. 1895 – 1920. , On September 11, 1895, the first meeting of the newly-appointed Board of Trustees of South Glens Falls was held. At this meeting, the need for a water works system was discussed. By August 17, 1897, the water works system and the pumping house were completed. What you see here is the foundation for the reservoir. , Water ran downhill from springs that were dammed in the area of the present reservoir. From there, the water flowed to a filter house, and them to this stone-filled reservoir. The water was then pumped to 1 120-foot standpipe. From there it went to two water troughs, one on the corner od Saratoga Avenue and Main Street, and the other at the corner of River Street and Main Street. , In 1925 the system was upgraded with a new reservoir, pump house, and piping modifications. In 1973, the present water works system was built, with the addition of the one million gallons water tower., This site was cleared and the sign was made by Jim Mitchell of Boy Scout Troop 9 of South Glens Falls for his Eagle project. Work was done during the summer, fall and winter of 1998.