Wealthy Cahaba merchant E. M. Perine piped water from this artesian well through his home, making it the first air-conditioned dwelling in Alabama.
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Wealthy Cahaba merchant E. M. Perine piped water from this artesian well through his home, making it the first air-conditioned dwelling in Alabama.