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View of Water Tower Taken from Public Green.
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Detail of two columns at Chestnut and Walnut Avenues. Cast-iron urns with intricate scroll handles stand on stone pillars covered with cement. The column caps are single pieces of six-inch granite. The water tower and windmill to the north provided �an unlimited supply of the finest water � free to all residents.� (See
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text.) The blades and tail fin of the windmill, blurred by motion and barely visible, indicate a westerly breeze. The water tower was replaced by a small bottling facility, now a residence at 57 Chestnut.
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