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From The Story of Dartmouth, by John P. Martin:

In 1858 a pipe line was laid from Maynard’s Lake to convey water to Mount Hope Asylum. Houses recently erected along the route like Beech wood, Sunnyside and Maplehurst were also connected, and thus their occupants enjoyed the convenience of a modern water supply some 30 years before downtown houses.

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