Lewiston in Cache County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Wood Stave Water Pipe

from the George Wheeler Homestead

Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 22, 2025

1. Wood Stave Water Pipe Marker

Inscription. Wood stave pipe was used from the 1700s to the mid 1900s for water conveyance. When the wood was wetted during service, the wood would swell, sealing the joints. It worked well for water service since the wood remained wet all the time.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Man-Made Features • Waterways & Vessels.

Location. 41° 56.35′ N, 111° 55.342′ W. Marker is in Lewiston, Utah, in Cache County. It can be reached from West 2000 South, on the right when traveling west. Marker located in the north-west corner of the DUP Museum grounds. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2668 W 2000 S, Lewiston UT 84320, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Utah’s Cache Valley.

It is also in the American Mountain West

and in Colorado Plateau.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Rocky Mountains,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Pioneer Home and Granary (a few steps from this marker); Corn Sheller (a few steps from this marker); Lewiston Pioneers (approx. 4.1 miles away); Richmond Fort (approx. 5.7 miles away); "Freedom Is Not Free" (approx. 5.9 miles away); Richmond City School Bell (approx. 6 miles away); S. Milton and Alba C. Webb House (approx. 6 miles away); Martin Harris Gravesite (approx. 6.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lewiston.

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Photographed by Jeremy Snow, June 22, 2025

2. Wood Stave Water Pipe Marker

Marker just avobe the pipe on the ground roughly the middle of the wagon.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 3, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 27, 2025, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. This page has been viewed 117 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 27, 2025, by Jeremy Snow of Cedar City, Utah. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.