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Water for Boston, Part 2
Water for Boston, Part 2
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Length:
43 minutes
Released:
Jan 28, 2024
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Podcast episode
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In the last episode, we talked about Boston’s first water sources, from rainfall and natural springs to a simple wooden aqueduct connecting Jamaica Pond to downtown Boston. This time, we’re picking up where episode 292 left off. As Boston grew in the early 19th century, it quickly outgrew its existing water supply, which was dreadfully polluted anyway. The city was left looking outside its boundaries for a water source that was large and plentiful enough to supply the needs of a growing American city, and debating whether that source should be owned by a governmental entity or a private company. This week, we’ll look at the celebration that came with the solution to that problem, and the drawn out debates and hard work that enabled Boston to supply its citizens with a truly public source of water.
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Full show notes: http://HUBhistory.com/293/
Support us: http://patreon.com/HUBhistory/
Released:
Jan 28, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
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