Location: Waterworks Dr., Philadelphia
Fairmont Waterworks was born when early Philadelphians decided they needed cleaner drinking water. A group of concerned townspeople got together and produced an amazing system of pumps, wheels, and turbines designed to get the job done. The Fairmount Waterworks was so far ahead of its time when it opened in 1822 that it‘s rumored that Charles Dickens and Mark Twain came to marvel at the wonder.
Though the Waterworks stopped pumping water in 19...
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