Kenneth in Texas
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- Pretty good ways from DFW, Texas
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I got 42 acres bought on 2011, mostly solid brush and timber besides the 2 acres i have cleared. I have been searching for a water well on my property for 2 years now with no sucess. There are some old neighbors (age 80s-90s) around the land that tell me "you got a **** of a nice deep water well on your place." Only problem is they cant remember where its at. Some can tell me the general area but the general area is like a 15 acre area lol. One said its by the old sycmore tree, only prob is the old sycamore tree must be long gone cause theres no sign of one.
Some history so maybe someone on here can tell me how they were constructed and how deep generally they were back then. This well was used in the late 30s and 40s for drinking water, the ones still alive remember how good it tasted and how clear the water was, people around would come fill their jugs and bottles from it. They say it had an A-Frame type structure over it with a metal roof and a long rope and bucket they would lower down in the well. The old timers tell me it was a very deep well, maybe 4 feet in diameter with rocks around it that came a couple feet above the ground.
My land had a old frame home on it that burned down sometime in the early 50s, it was built far as we can tell in the late 20s or early 30s, we have found the old home site and the brick piers for it, some burned sheet metal that looks it was used as underpinning and some charred wood, BUT no well, and no sign of one, We are leary to walk a certain distance around the old home place for fear of falling in a covered over well. So I guess what im asking is back then generally how deep were wells dug? were they lined with rocks or bricks? How would someone cover over an old well? What signs do i need to look for to try to find this thing? Generally how far did people have wells away from their homes back then? Really anything anyone can tell me about old water wells would be appreciated and maybe help us find this thing. I suppose over the years it could have been filled in but the old timers around me dont remember it being filled but they do remember the old house that burned down.
Some history so maybe someone on here can tell me how they were constructed and how deep generally they were back then. This well was used in the late 30s and 40s for drinking water, the ones still alive remember how good it tasted and how clear the water was, people around would come fill their jugs and bottles from it. They say it had an A-Frame type structure over it with a metal roof and a long rope and bucket they would lower down in the well. The old timers tell me it was a very deep well, maybe 4 feet in diameter with rocks around it that came a couple feet above the ground.
My land had a old frame home on it that burned down sometime in the early 50s, it was built far as we can tell in the late 20s or early 30s, we have found the old home site and the brick piers for it, some burned sheet metal that looks it was used as underpinning and some charred wood, BUT no well, and no sign of one, We are leary to walk a certain distance around the old home place for fear of falling in a covered over well. So I guess what im asking is back then generally how deep were wells dug? were they lined with rocks or bricks? How would someone cover over an old well? What signs do i need to look for to try to find this thing? Generally how far did people have wells away from their homes back then? Really anything anyone can tell me about old water wells would be appreciated and maybe help us find this thing. I suppose over the years it could have been filled in but the old timers around me dont remember it being filled but they do remember the old house that burned down.
