Washington Aqueduct

ID: 2846 ~ Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA ~ Date: between ca. 1852 and ca. 1860

This file appears in: Washington Aqueduct: The Washington Aqueduct was among the earliest major aqueduct projects in the country and still operates today.

This file appears in: Washington Aqueduct: The Washington Aqueduct was among the earliest major aqueduct projects in the country and still operates today.

Washington Aqueduct: The Washington Aqueduct was among the earliest major aqueduct projects in the country and still operates today.

By The DC Historic Sites team

One of the first major aqueduct projects in the United States, the Washington Aqueduct was commissioned by Congress in 1852, and construction began in 1853 under the supervision of Montgomery C. Meigs…