The Chicago Water Tower

by John F. Hogan

Book Overview

Contaminated drinking water killed thousands of Chicago's original citizens, so the city took the unprecedented step of digging a tunnel two miles long and 30 feet below lake bottom. Since the facilities on shore included an unsightly 138-foot vertical pipe, famed architect William Boyington concealed it with a limestone, castle-like tower that soon became a celebrated landmark. Through the first 150 years of its existence, Chicago's iconic Water...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1467144975
• ISBN13: 9781467144971
• Release Date: December 2019
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"