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<< Not sure if this went thru the first time.  Sorry if it is a repost.

 Can anyone provide references addressing structure/techniques/excavation
used for hand
 dug water wells of the period 1800-1850, particularly in Texas, USA?

 Barry
  >>


Barry-- At Fort Johnson, near Charleston, we found several hand dug barrel
lined wells from the second half of the 19th century. These are also common,
oddly enough, at Santa Elena, near Beaufort, in a 1565-1585 Spanish context.
There are a couple of photos in the Ft Johnson section of my web site: <A
HREF="http://encore-net.com/diachronic/">Diachronic Encore-net page</A>
(http://encore-net.com/diachronic) Carl Steen