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Old 05-07-2017, 08:04 PM
 
Location: Michigan
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The repair work was routine: replacing a water line on the 900 block of Spruce Street.

What workers found as they dug up the ground was a little more unusual: what looked like old tree trunks.

Repair crews discover 200-year-old wooden water mains in Center City
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Old 05-07-2017, 10:59 PM
 
Location: Mid-Atlantic
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Fascinating! I'm glad they were still there. They just don't make trees the way they used to.
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Old 05-08-2017, 12:22 AM
 
Location: Philadelphia, PA
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I'm going to leave everyone with this gem...

Wooder pipes!



Fascinating story, BTW!
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Old 05-08-2017, 01:32 AM
 
Location: Mid-Atlantic
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I'm going to leave everyone with this gem...

Wooder pipes!



Fascinating story, BTW!
Ohhhh...rim shot!
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Old 05-11-2017, 11:50 AM
 
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They have cross-sections of wooden wooder pipes on display at the historic Fairmount Water Works. It's a nice venue on a sunny day. Just behind the art museum on the Schuylkill.
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