August 23, 2022
Oct. 11, 1911: The second artesian well drilled for David Scott was located near the corner of what is now Cochise and 12th Street. The water was used to supply the residential subdivision called Scott Addition on the east side of the old Strahan homesteads. (Curtis Lindner collection.)
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Residential and agricultural development had been nearly impossible without water. Homes were located near a spring, creek, irrigation ditch, or river. Most irrigated land was located below a ditch and various types of waterwheels and mechanical devices were used to raise water to the few cultivated areas above the ditches.