Beaver in Beaver County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Water Lot

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, November 11, 2011

1. Water Lot Marker

Inscription. Source of water to Beaver Borough 1802-1886. From hillside springs, pipes bored from logs carried water to the center of town. First reservoir, built 1845 from native stone, still stands.

Erected by The Beaver Area Heritage Foundation.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1845.

Location. 40° 41.977′ N, 80° 18.338′ W. Marker is in Beaver, Pennsylvania, in Beaver County. It is at the intersection of 5th Street and Wayne Street, on the right when traveling west on 5th Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Beaver PA 15009, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Pittsburgh.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

and in the Ohio River Valley.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Bouquet Park (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Beaver County Fair Grounds (approx. 0.2 miles away); First Court (approx. 0.3 miles away); Fort McIntosh (approx. 0.3 miles away); Matthew S. Quay (approx. 0.3 miles away); Beaver County Vietnam War Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); King Beaver's Town (approx. 0.4 miles away); Beaver County Korean War Memorial (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Beaver.

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Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, November 11, 2011

2. Water Lot Marker

Water Lot Reservoir Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, October 25, 2014

3. Water Lot Reservoir Building

Water Lot Reservoir Stone image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, October 25, 2014

4. Water Lot Reservoir Stone

Erected 1845
Abandoned 1886

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 11, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,088 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 11, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 3, 4. submitted on October 25, 2014, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.