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Water Works

Water Works

RAZED

Water Works

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Evansville, IN

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1872 water works built
c1905 razed

Location

Park Pl, across from Morgan Manor
District: Riverside
Latitude: 37.964234
Longitude: -87.572
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1871 provided adequate supply of water for general purposes mulberry street waterworks plant in sunset park 1871-2 1872 became obsolete, in 1895 land was purchaed on shawnee dr (up the river from the old plant) construction began above bee slough 6.28/1895 ec will build anew http://docs.newsbank.com/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info:sid/iw.newsbank.com:EANX-NB&rft_val_format=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:ctx&rft_dat=144EDB2D4FD5C988&svc_dat=HistArchive:ahnpdoc&req_dat=0F92E8ECA61B06A1 delays pushed into 1897 prep work? or issue of funding weikel constru 1898 new plans leave out ornamental stone and used brick construction begun 10/1898 new one was put into operation 1900 old one planed to be razed 1905 pumping sta 1910? Now where Riverside merges with Veterans Memorial Pkwy


See also

HistoricEvansville.com: Government / Civic
HistoricEvansville.com: Riverside district

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