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Description
The Bangor Water Works were built in 1875-76 following a State act to supply Bangor with a reliable source of clear water and confront the constant problem of sewage. The Water Works, which also contained a dam, was designed as a source of power and transportation as much as of drinking water, and the $154,000 project included a wheelhouse, sluice, and fishway. The pumping house in the photograph was designed by the Holly Manufacturing Company of Lockport, New York, and shows a four-story tall steam stack in the background.
About This Item
- Title: Waterworks Pumping House, Bangor, ca. 1875
- Creation Date: circa 1875
- Subject Date: circa 1875
- Location: Bangor, Penobscot County, ME
- Media: Stereograph
- Dimensions: 9 cm x 17.5 cm
- Collection: Vickery Collection
- Object Type: Image
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Water--Maine--Bangor
- Pumping stations--Maine--Bangor
- Water districts--Maine--Bangor
- Hydroelectric power--Maine--Bangor
- Waterworks--Maine--Bangor
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