Manchester Water Works: Achievement, And Celebration

In Part II of this story on the history of Manchester's public water system, we see the completion of the standpipe, and the community’s celebration.

Posted 1/28/22

IN 1890, FEWER THAN 1,900 municipalities in the US had water supply systems, and of these, only 806 were owned publicly, with the rest operated by private companies with investors. 

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