The Olcott School (built 1905) is conspicuous in this photo that depicts eight men astride a 60-foot windmill, which they likely had just erected at 20 Olcott Avenue in Bernardsville, NJ. The slatted fanwheel and tail are just out of view at the top of the frame. Windmills like these, a common innovation across the
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The THSSH Archives contain a wonderful record book from The Somerset Water Company with the original stock certificates issued by this early public utility and its successor, the Bedminster Water Company. Seventy-six beautifully engraved certificates are filed alongside their issue stubs. See certificates and catalog record including name index. High-quality images are available on request.
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Next time you visit THSSH headquarters at the Brick Academy in Basking Ridge, NJ, stop outside to view the old hand water pump. The pump, which dates to the 19th century, belonged to Dr. Frank L. Field (1870-1962) and helped Bedminster village survive a water crisis. On April 26, 1948, a river cleanup crew severed
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