Where does the water come from? How did people back in the day know there’s water there? How was it safe to drink if it was publicly accessible?
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There’s water in the ground. If you dig down far enough, you’ll hit a layer of water called the water table.
Making a well is that simple, and then you just need to get the water up somehow, usually with a pump.
As long as you don’t experience a drought or draw too much water from the well, the well won’t dry up, and if it does, you can just dig deeper.
Living near a body of water means the water table is higher and it’s easier to dig a well
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