(Courtesy of The Beavertown Historical Society)

“This wonderful machine weighs 2,900 pounds, is 8 and 1/2 feet long, stands 7 and 1/2 feet high. The air chamber is 2 feet 8 inches in diameter. The feed pipe is 12 and 1/2 inches in diameter and has a 6 inch discharge pipe. It has a capacity of discharging 417,920 gallons of water per day.” This photo of the early 1900s was taken just 1/3 of a mile southwest of Beavertown.

(How much water can the best of the Borough’s electric pump today? Answer next month.)

Answer to Last Month

Mrs. Raymond Sassaman was a war-bride from England. She was raven haired and she was most beautiful.

Henry drove a car transporter truck. In 1946 they were living in an apartment in the block house just west of the LK Auto car sales lot at 317 East Market Street.

While there are other Beavertown servicemen who took foreign brides after WWII, we only want to cover WWII in this answer.