The Shaker Spring House and water system was built in 1855 when a drought caused the supply of well water to fail. The Shakers laid an aqueduct about a mile long from the spring to a reservoir in Shaker Village. A slate stone marked each change in direction. An interesting blog entry on the Shaker Spring can be found here.
If you would like to visit the spring house, it can be found off of a spur trail on the Shaker Spring Conservation Land.
If you would like to visit the spring house, it can be found off of a spur trail on the Shaker Spring Conservation Land.
About 75' north of the spring house, following the path of the aqueduct, the pipe got exposed, likely from some excavation. The severed pipe still gushes the pure water which flows north into a pool. To find it, walk away from the spring house toward Rte 2 due north, looking left until you hear the water running down a steep slope into a large shallow pool below.
A 1927 survey map showing the location of the aqueduct from the spring house through the Shaker Village. The locations of the slate monuments are shown as well.
