City of Boston improved sewerage

Beneath Our Feet: With a clean water supply system in place by the mid-19th century, Boston then focused on disposal of waste water. Up to the mid-1870s, sewers were built privately, but with an increase in population and pollution, drainage problems loomed. This 1877 map illu...

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1877
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English
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06_01_004285
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Boston Public Library
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United States
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Massachusetts
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Boston
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