Schaefferstown Water Company
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One of North America's oldest documented public water systems. Alexander Schaeffer built a hotel on the square in 1744, and construction of the water system began shortly after. On July 16, 1763, he and his wife Anna Engle deeded this land--today Fountain Park--for the use of the inhabitants of Market Street.
The present company was chartered in 1845 as successor to The Fountain Company of Heidelberg.
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