Samson's annual Christmas Parade will be at 6 p.m.

Lineup will begin at Samson High School @ 5:30 p.m.

Children are invited to come enjoy free S’Mores roasted around the fire, and a Christmas movie night.

Everyone can also enjoy Christmas Carols from the community choir under the gazebo.

The Samson Recreation Department will offer hotdogs, chili dogs, nachos, chips, drinks and coffee.

 According to an article by the society, these pipes were coated with creosote and made of pine. The pipe in Panama City was labeled as "Creopine Atlanta," indicating its origin from the Southern Wood Preserving Co., which had facilities in East Point, Georgia, and Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Research shows that wooden pipes have a long history dating back to ancient times. Wood was used for water pipes in 16th and 17th century Europe, and in 18th and 19th century Canada and the United States.

In the late 1800s, wood piping was machined to create smooth-bore, uniform-circumference piping that could handle flows up to 60 psi, according to MSW Magazine. The first wood stave pipe in New York for a water works system was built in Rochester, New York between 1867 and 1870, bringing water from a lake 16 miles distant through a pipe.

 Despite their extensive use, wooden pipes did present some problems. They tended to attract insects and rot over time. By the 1970s, all wooden pipes were being replaced by PVC pipe for water supply and ABS pipe for drain-waste-vent applications.

Water Environment Federation cited that in Philadelphia, the city installed its first wooden mains around 1800 as part of the city's new water collection and distribution system. In 1909, Philadelphia changed to modern piping. In Panama City, terracotta pipes and cast-iron outlet pipes were introduced in 1912 and the project was completed within two years. It can be speculated that Samson also transitioned to this type of infrastructure around the same time frame. If this hypothesis proves correct, the wooden sewer pipe uncovered by the Samson utilities department is well over a century old.

Council Meetings

Council meetings are held the first and third Tuesday of each month at 5:30 p.m. in the City Council room at Samson Municipal Complex, 10470 West State Highway 52, Samson, Alabama 36477.  All persons wishing to address Council should appear on the agenda.  To be placed on the agenda, the request should be received by noon the Monday preceding the seven day legal requirement for posting the agenda, before a scheduled meeting.  All persons appearing on the agenda are requested to limit their presentation to five minutes.  To be placed on the agenda contact the City Clerk at Samson City Hall.