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Here is a photo of our facility shortly after construction was completed in 1884.
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Here is a photo of the facility as it appeared around 1895. Note the addition of
the filtration wing along the right side of this photo. Our facility was among
the first in the New England states to install filtration.
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Here is the facility as it appeared around 1915. There are several significant
features seen in this photo. First, note the change in the roof line of the
facility. The original Boiler Room roof was destroyed by fire on Friday, February
13, 1903. Secondly, note the disinfection chamber (clearwell) located off the end
of the main facility (right side of the photo). And finally, note that the
facility now has electric power (installed around 1902). Electricity was used
primarily for lighting purposes. Coal was still being used to drive the large
steam pumps as is evident by the plume rising from the chimney.
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Aerial view of the facility in 1937 as construction of the existing facility is
nearing completion.
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The treatment facility as it looks today.
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