s ▁in ade qu ate ▁water ▁system . ▁Adams ▁presented ▁Ash burn ham ▁with ▁a ▁new ▁water ▁system , ▁which ▁included ▁a ▁p ump ing ▁station ▁at ▁Upper ▁Nau ke ag ▁Lake , ▁a ▁storage ▁tank ▁at ▁Bul kele ys ▁Cor ner ▁and ▁six ▁and ▁a ▁half ▁miles ▁of ▁new ▁water ▁main s . ▁The ▁town ' s ▁new ▁water ▁system ▁was ▁dedicated ▁on ▁Columb us ▁Day ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 2 . ▁Adams ▁was ▁the ▁guest ▁of ▁honor . ▁ ▁B ela ▁Pr att ' s ▁sculpt ure , ▁Ash burn ham ' s ▁School boy ▁of ▁ 1 8 5 0 , ▁was ▁presented ▁to ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Ash burn ham ▁and ▁School s ▁by ▁Adams ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 3 , ▁a ▁year ▁before ▁his ▁death . ▁The ▁statue ▁is ▁a ▁life ▁size ▁bronze ▁figure ▁on ▁a ▁gran ite ▁base ▁and ▁dep ict s ▁a ▁ 1 2 - year - old ▁school boy ▁walking ▁to ▁his ▁one - room ▁district ▁school ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 0 . ▁The ▁boy ▁is ▁bare foot , ▁we ars ▁a ▁st raw ▁hat ▁and ▁is ▁carrying ▁a ▁writing ▁sl ate ▁and ▁l unch ▁p ail . ▁Adams ▁gave ▁the ▁statue ▁to ▁the ▁town ▁to ▁honor ▁and ▁encou rage ▁young ▁country ▁boys , ▁like ▁he ▁was ▁at ▁one ▁point ▁was , ▁to ▁value ▁education ▁so ▁they ▁could ▁take ▁their ▁love ▁of ▁nature , ▁community ▁spirit ▁and ▁cre ative ▁thinking ▁learned ▁in ▁the ▁Ash burn ham ▁pione ering ▁woods ▁out ▁into ▁the