Washington Aqueduct

ID: 2846 ~ Source: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA ~ Date: between ca. 1852 and ca. 1860
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Washington Aqueduct
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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 and the US Army Corps of Engineers. It followed…