The basic idea of a cistern water system, which collects and stores water in or near a home, goes back centuries. In some parts of Western Asia, archeologists discovered lime plaster cisterns in the ...

Firefighters in Guilford, Connecticut perform a rescue from a cistern-type well. (Guilford PD/Facebook) GUILFORD, Conn. – Firefighters in Connecticut rescued a man who fell in a cistern-type well that ...

It’s a subtle new addition to Prospect Park, but it’s got a bit of history to tell. Almost exactly a year ago the Prospect Park Alliance celebrated the restoration of the Calvert Vaux-designed 1869 ...

As the nation’s repository of history, the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC, is full of surprises, especially when construction is involved. While performing enabling utility work in August ...

A black Labrador retriever named Hank is home safe after falling 20 feet into a water well in River Oaks, officials say. The Fort Worth Fire Department assisted the River Oaks Fire Department in a ...

The Serefiye Cistern reopens on July 1, 2020 after months of being closed because of the pandemic. Serefiye Cistern, also known as Theodosius Cistern, is in the Cemberlitas area of Istanbul, a stone’s ...

ELGIN, Texas — Bastrop County officials have shared more information about how the bodies of three people and a dog ended up in a cistern in an Elgin corn field. The Bastrop County Sheriff's Office ...