Town Well Shelter Historical
Marker
Located on U.S. 441 at Uncle Remus Museum
in Eatonton
33.32146869, -83.38820882
(text)
THE
TOWN WELL
SHELTER
This well shelter was probably
built in 1839 when James Wright fulfilled his contract to dig
a new well and build a well shelter on the public square for
one hundred and fifty dollars. In 1902 a public drinking fountain
was installed on the public square and the well was filled in.
At that time the well shelter was removed from the public square
and at the request of Hampton C. Walker the well shelter was
placed over the well located on the property line between "the
old Adam Hafner House" and "the old Dan O'Sullivan
House," the "middle of the well" having been the
property line between the two lots since 1817. Years later W.
Wingfield Walker, through inheritance from his father Hampton
C. Walker, owned both lots and sold them. The well, a landmark
of long standing, was filled in when the present Radio Station
was constructed in 1962. The well shelter, having sustained only
minor alterations and repairs over the years, was removed at
the request of W. Wingfield Walker to Turner Park.
MARKER ERECTED
APRIL 1985 BY THE UNCLE REMUS MUSEUM, INC.
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