Scenes from the Waterworks Museum
Former pumping station becomes a museum for the history of running water from Chestnut Hill.
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One of the upper levels on the Leavitt Engine, one of two pumping engines at the Museum.
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n 1887, the High Service Pumping Station was completed bringing water from the Chestnut Hill Reservoir to Brookline, Watertown, Belmont, Jamaica Plain, Roxbury and Quincy. Today, the Chestnut Hill reservoir is a backup water source for the city and the pumping station is now the Waterworks Museum. The Museum is slated for its grand opening this Sunday, March 27.
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Waterworks Museum - Grand Opening!
March 27, 2011 at 11:00 am–4:00 pm2450 Beacon St, Chestnut Hill, MA
