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Home » Maryland waterworks crew unearth century-old wooden water pipe

Maryland waterworks crew unearth century-old wooden water pipe

August 1, 2015
Contractors working for the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission unearthed a wooden water pipe dating back to 1915.

Contractors for the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) digging in the Maryland suburbs to install a new water line found a 6-inch wooden water pipe, buried around 1915.

The pipe, which is made out of of slats of wood, is wrapped in reinforcing steel wire.

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