Description
In the summer of 1878, the founders of Petah Tikva settled on this hill. Their first action was to dig a well. The excavation took two months, and in the year 1878 they declared: 'We found water'! The water was found at a depth of 21 meters and the good house and waterways were built. The Bedouin called the well Bir-Shuah and referred to it as fertility virtues. Later, a mechanical pump was installed in the well, and pipes were drawn from it to the colony houses. The center of the hill served as a place for a threshing floor, and around it, the first houses were erected.
Founders' Square | כיכר המייסדים
Hayim Ozer 1, Petah Tikva, Petah Tikva, Merkaz, 49361, Israel
48m / 157ft above sea level (altitude)
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