Water pipes

 The only tap in the house was in the kitchen addition, which has been torn down.  We needed to find where the pipe that connected the tap to the town water main ran, so we wouldn't hit it with the backhoe when we dig the basement.  Martin dug down, removing rocks that had been used for the foundation in the original kitchen addition, until he could follow the pipe and figure out where it was headed.

 Just outside the kitchen addition there was a pipe that I uncovered with the backhoe.  There was much debate over the dinner table the past few months speculating if it was to the well that must have been on the property before the town water was hooked up or was it to the tank we heard was buried and used for waste water from the kitchen sink.  Well Martin also dug down to try to figure out what the pipe connected to. It appears to have been a water line (we are assuming it connected to the well).  It had a shut off valve.  The puzzling thing is that it was just outside of the kitchen.  So, was it originally hooked up to a hand pump? If not, how did they get the water out? There doesn't appear to be an electric well pump because there are no electric lines going to it.  Was it only used in the summer and shut off for the winter?  We'd be happy to hear what your speculations may be.

 The water line that connects to the town water main took a 90 degree turn and headed for the corner of the barn and the driveway. We assume that once it hits the driveway, it turns again and is a straight run to the water main.  We aren't planning on digging in the driveway, so we should be safe.