Medieval technology that its potential was fully achieved. Artesian well (1126) A thin rod with a hard iron cutting edge is placed in the bore hole and repeatedly struck with a hammer, underground water pressure forces the water up the hole without pumping. Artesian wells are named after the town of Artois in France, where the first one was drilled by Carthusian monks in 1126. Central heating through underfloor channels (9th century) In the early medieval Alpine upland, a simpler central heating system where heat travelled through underfloor channels from the furnace room replaced the Roman hypocaust at some places. In Reichenau
USS Snohomish County (LST-1126) USS Snohomish County (LST-1126) USS "Snohomish County" (LST-1126) was an built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named after Snohomish County, Washington, she was the only U.S. naval vessel to bear the name. "LST-1126" was laid down on 16 November 1944 at Seneca, Illinois by the Chicago Bridge & Iron Company; launched on 9 February 1945; and commissioned on 28 February 1945 with Lieutenant F. C. Helm, USNR, in command. Between 1945 and 1960, "LST-1126" deployed to the western Pacific eight times. Her first tour of duty there came in April 1945, when she departed New Orleans,