[ 19 ] Town Pump

At Junction of East Commercial
and Bank Streets

Commercial Street was at the center of Wellfleet’s busy Maritime Industry when the town pump and watering trough was installed in 1885. It provided water for horses and other livestock for many years, and for townspeople during hurricanes and other emergencies. When children waiting here for the School Bus couldn’t resist splashing passersby, the Selectmen turned off the water.