The York Water Company

The York Water Company is a Pennsylvania historical marker in York County, dedicated 2016.

130 E Market St.

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In 1816, members of the York community came together and formed this company to protect the town from fire and to provide a clean, reliable supply of drinking water. This early example of a public "“ private partnership is the nation's oldest investor-owned utility and York's oldest business. As a publicly traded company York Water has issued dividends to share-holders since 1816 and established the American record for consecutive dividends.

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1816 · Pennsylvania (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1823 · Pennsylvania. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1824 · Pennsylvania and New Jersey. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1825 · Map Of Pennsylvania And New Jersey. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1828 · National Road from Washington to Lake Ontario (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

Map Of Pennsylvania And New Jersey, 1825, covering the location of The York Water Company, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Map Of Pennsylvania And New Jersey, 1825, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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The York Water Company

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