Hudson Water Department records 1902-1980 1915-1925

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Hudson Water Department records 1902-1980 1915-1925

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Correspondence, financial materials, reports, drawings, and other records of the Board of Public Affairs, Water Department of Hudson, Ohio.

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Hudson Library & Historical Society

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Public availability of water in Hudson began in the 1870s for fire fighting purposes only. In 1873, the town built three fire cisterns: one at the corner of Baldwin and Main Streets, one at the south side of Aurora Street, and one at the southwest corner of Church and College Streets. It was not until the 1900s that Hudson considered a public water supply system. Wealthy industrialist James Ellsworth took an interest in improving his hometown and, in a proposal to Village Council on...