tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945719747276028760.post7994366302140463406..comments2024-03-26T10:17:51.566-04:00Comments on The Mill Creek Hundred History Blog: The Delcastle Water TroughsScott Palmerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10850758840846585533noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945719747276028760.post-80554944462490798232015-06-23T10:21:15.376-04:002015-06-23T10:21:15.376-04:00I'm a little slow. Thanks Frankie! :)I'm a little slow. Thanks Frankie! :)Scott Palmernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945719747276028760.post-65969677309494938952015-06-23T10:09:08.164-04:002015-06-23T10:09:08.164-04:00Thanks for sharing, frankie. The date certainly fi...Thanks for sharing, frankie. The date certainly fits with the others. Interesting that there are two letters. The fact that one is an M like the other makes it seem like they're related. I'd love to know where your house is (just the area or neighborhood), to see if these are all local or spread out over NCC. I'd also really love to see pictures of the front and back, to see how it compares with the others, stylistically. If you'd be more comfortable, feel free to email me at mchhistory@verizon.net. Thanks again!!Scott Palmernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945719747276028760.post-2101581838390406902015-06-22T20:19:04.026-04:002015-06-22T20:19:04.026-04:00I have one with 1904 on the front that came with m...I have one with 1904 on the front that came with my home. It has an "M" and "S" overlayed on top of each other located on the rear of the trough (opposite 1904 on front). Thanks for sharing this info on its possible origin. We are going to make it a planter.frankienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945719747276028760.post-39301897485564469782014-07-23T10:05:54.297-04:002014-07-23T10:05:54.297-04:00I'd love to see a picture to see how closely i...I'd love to see a picture to see how closely it resembles the otheres.<br /><br />Can I give you a call tonight around 9 or so? After the kid's in bed and the kitchen's clean. I have your number.Scott Palmernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945719747276028760.post-2118811667097885852014-07-22T22:30:08.908-04:002014-07-22T22:30:08.908-04:00I will get a photo of it for you in the next coupl...I will get a photo of it for you in the next couple of days. You still owe me a phone call you know. Tommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16702542513752833181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945719747276028760.post-88133830429434107692014-07-22T08:11:38.819-04:002014-07-22T08:11:38.819-04:00Very interesting, Tommy. I'll have to look int...Very interesting, Tommy. I'll have to look into it. If it is in fact the same type, that raises the possibility that the inmates made lots of these, and that there might be even more out there somewhere.Scott Palmernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945719747276028760.post-41779605592328454642014-07-21T21:57:36.566-04:002014-07-21T21:57:36.566-04:00There is a similar one deep in the woods at Canby ...There is a similar one deep in the woods at Canby Park. I've not seen it in years but knew right where it is. Tommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16702542513752833181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945719747276028760.post-27855037380376355452014-07-17T15:44:56.739-04:002014-07-17T15:44:56.739-04:00Possible new information about the troughs!!!! Tha...Possible new information about the troughs!!!! Thanks to Hugh Horning, we may now know their story. A fuller update is included at the bottom of the post, but the short version is that they may have been carved by inmates at the Greenbank NCC Workhouse and moved to Delcastle after it opened. I even now have a guess as to the mysterious M on the 1905 trough. Give it a read and see what you think!Scott Palmernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945719747276028760.post-12068725383585090622014-06-16T16:00:25.852-04:002014-06-16T16:00:25.852-04:00First, my appologies to Walt and everyone else for...First, my appologies to Walt and everyone else for the relative silence. Busy life events + computer problems = little posting. Sorry.<br /><br />Good point about the troughs being a bit fancier than normal. We've been calling them water troughs, but that's really just a guess. They may have been made as planters, as they're used now. I don't know of any connection between the property and horse racing, but I also don't know for sure who lived there the last few years. I do agree that they probably weren't made just to throw in the barn.Scott Palmernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945719747276028760.post-8556556495207502542014-06-11T21:14:15.895-04:002014-06-11T21:14:15.895-04:00Assuming these were water troughs on a farm, they ...Assuming these were water troughs on a farm, they were used by animals. Hard to imagine dedicating a dated stone trough to a bunch of cows. Is it possible that the farm raised race horses? Horse racing was popular in that era. Perhaps the troughs were a way of showing off, and the years represented significant wins for the stable. <br /><br />The County bought the land in 1915, and there seems to be no remaining evidence of a horse stable or oval track. I've not been able to access the local newspaper records of that era. It would help to know who lived there 1900 - 1915. So this is just a shot in the dark. Walt Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16539629322688424807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3945719747276028760.post-4702509008894882402014-05-19T20:58:38.343-04:002014-05-19T20:58:38.343-04:00I visited Delcastle over the weekend and took pict...I visited Delcastle over the weekend and took pictures of the troughs. I've updated the post with a little more information and photos of all the remaining troughs.Scott Palmernoreply@blogger.com