Old Water Tower — Chicago, Illinois

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Old Water Tower

Chicago, Illinois

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Completed in 1869, this water tower marked the establishment of Chicago’s second water works. Although most other buildings of the pumping system were burned, it stood as a principal memorial of the great fire of 1871.

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Chicago, Illinois · USA

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