Name/Title
PipeEntry/Object ID
FIC.2022.85Description
Water pipe made of wood with label from 1900 nailed into frontInscription/Signature/Marks
Type
LabelLocation
FrontTranscription
James Pilkington/ First water pipe laid in NYC /Laid in 1803 by Manhattan Water Company to supply houses in part of the city. Dug out in 1900 in Oliver Street while changing sewers for the Interborough Rapid Transit Tunnel.