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Philadelphia Municipal Water System Plaque

Philadelphia Municipal Water System Plaque
American Society of Civil Engineers, 1975
* small building and fence, depiction of a fountain, trees, person standing, people sitting, hats, horse, cart
* the art represented on the relief is Water Nymph and Bittern
* inscription:
National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark
1801-1815
Philadelphia Municipal Water System
Here at Centre Square stood
Philadelphia's First Water Works
The first public water system in America
to use steam for large scale pumping
American Society of Civil Engineers, 1975
* West side, tower South entrance. City Hall. South side of JFK at Broad.
* 39.952550,-75.163600 [map] [nearby]
* On the City Hall tour
* Exhibits: Unidentified Artists
* See also:
+asce.org
+philadelphiabuildings.org's City Hall page
+wikipedia.org's City Hall page