Reporting on the public lives of Pulaski County IN during the first half of the 20th century
Back in the olden days, before city water and rural wells with electric pumps, a source of water was the runoff rainwater from the roof into a storage cistern. These cylindrical containers of brick or waterproof-lined wood were 6 to 10 feet in diameter and 7 to 12 feet deep.
Given roof debris and standing water, these cisterns had to be cleaned periodically.
Retired from computing faculty and staff at Purdue University and University of Kentucky. Gathering stories from the public past Pulaski County in the first half of the 20th century. Taking any class if choose at UKy every semester. Thought retirement routine was to be Law&Order reruns in the morning, then a mid-day nap with Oprah&Dr.Phil in the afternoon, and a drunken haze each evening, but that's not the way it worked out - except for the evenings. View more posts
Stalking Pulaski County