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Sign: Nahariya - Heritage Sites in Israel - The Pump House


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Weizman St 18, Nahariyya, Israel
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On the sign:
סמל המועצה לשימור אתרי מורשת בישראל
סמל עיריית נהריה
סמל משרד התרבות והספורט

בית המשאבות
בימי ראשית ההתיישבות בנהריה סבלו תושבי המושבה מהיעדר אספקת מים סדירה לשתייה ולחקלאות.
בפברואר 1935 בוצע קידוח בפינת הרחובות ויצמן ושטיינמץ (ויצמן 18), לפי עצתו של המומחה רופרד פיקרד. כבר בעומק של 20 מטר נמצאו בבאר שנקדחה מים בכמות גדולה ובאיכות הראויה לשתייה, בתפוקה של מעל 300 מ"ק בשעה. בית המשאבות שנמצא מעל באר המים, שם נשאבו המים אל מגדל המים ומשם ירדו בכוח גרביטציה לחלקות החקלאיות. הבאר שנקדחה זכתה לכינוי "באר מספר 2". ב-17 בפברואר 1935 נערך נשף מים לציון האירוע המשמח. באירוע נכח חיים ויצמן, לימים נשיא מדינת ישראל הראשון.

The symbol of the Council for the Preservation of Heritage Sites in Israel
Nahariya Municipality Emblem
The symbol of the Ministry of Culture and Sports

PUMP HOUSE
In 1935, a 20-meter deep well was drilled on the corner of Weitzmann and Steinmetz streets.
The water was pumped from the well to the nearby water tower, which in turn supplied water to the surrounding agricultural fields.
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Comments:
The sign shape is rectangular but its head is designed according to the silhouette of the old building of the Gymnasia Herzliya, which serves as a logo of the Council for the Preservation of Heritage Sites in Israel

The pump house was photographed on the same day Click for a larger image Click for a larger image

A sign on the door of the building reads: Well No. 1 (although the sign specifies the well as number 2), it may be a newer sign
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Translation of the text on the sign:
[The Hebrew text is more detailed, it is presented here in full]

Pump House
In the early days of settlement in Nahariya, the residents of the colony suffered from a lack of regular water supply for both drinking and agriculture.
In February 1935, a well was drilled at the corner of Weizmann and Steinmetz streets (Weizmann 18), following the advice of the expert Ruprecht Pickard.
Already at a depth of 20 meters, the well yielded a large quantity of water suitable for drinking, with a capacity of over 300 cubic meters per hour.

The pump house, located above the well, pumped the water into the water tower, from which it flowed by gravity to the agricultural plots.
The drilled well was named “Well No. 2.” On February 17, 1935, a “Water Ball” was held to celebrate this joyful event.
Among the guests was Chaim Weizmann, who would later become the first President of the State of Israel.



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