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                                                                      Artesian


                                                                      In early 1894, settlers

                                                                      noticed a damp spot in one

                                                                      of their fields. They began
                                                                      hand-digging, and 18 feet

                                                                      down uncovered an ancient
                                                                      stairway, leading to a clay

                                                                      pot with a hole in the
                                                                      bottom. A tiny stream of

                                                                      water issued from the

                                                                      opening. At 276 feet, they
                                                                      struck Artesian water. The

                                                                      well is still flowing today.
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