The water company in Schaefferstown has the oldest gravitational conveyance system by underground pipes in the United States.
 The water system was constructed sometime between 1744 and 1750 by the founder of the town, Alexander Schaeffer.
 The water system, which is located in the area now known as Fountain Park, is still used by the townspeople for potable household water.
 When the original system was laid out, it ran to two wooden troughs on the Square, which is now the intersection of Main St. and Market St.  One trough was since replaced by Matilda Zimmerman in memory of Mary Rex Zimmerman, her mother and great granddaughter of Alexander Schaeffer.
 This trough is now located on the south face of the historic bank located within the Square.
The water company in Schaefferstown has the oldest gravitational conveyance system by underground pipes in the United States.  The water system was constructed sometime between 1744 and 1750 by the founder of the town, Alexander Schaeffer.  The water system, which is located in the area now known as Fountain Park, is still used by the townspeople for potable household water.  When the original system was laid out, it ran to two wooden troughs on the Square, which is now the intersection of Main St. and Market St.  One trough was since replaced by Matilda Zimmerman in memory of Mary Rex Zimmerman, her mother and great granddaughter of Alexander Schaeffer.  This trough is now located on the south face of the historic bank located within the Square.
Schaefferstown, Pennsylvania