Smithville Co. Constructs First Public Water Lines
Title
Smithville Co. Constructs First Public Water Lines
Description
The Smithville Company lays the first public water supply lines, running from the Bridge street mill, to Main Street, to High Street, to Valley Street. The system was complete with fire hydrants.
Source
Thomas R. Beardsley, Willimantic Industry and Community: The Rise and Decline of a Connecticut Textile City (Willimantic, CT: Windham Textile & History Community, 1993), 7.
Date
1855
Contributor
hall_tyler
Collection
Citation
“Smithville Co. Constructs First Public Water Lines,” History Digitized, accessed March 12, 2026, https://easternct-digitalhistory.com/items/show/739.