City of Washington Statistical Map No. 1, showing the location of the Sewers – Antique Map Print
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A window into the past: City of Washington Statistical Map No. 1, showing the location of the Sewers, preserved in this antique map. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
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City of Washington Statistical Map No. 1, showing the location of the Sewers
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This map charts the underground sewer lines of Washington, D.C., rather than its streets or property lines. In the nineteenth century, the city struggled with open drainage, the old Washington City Canal, and polluted waterways such as Tiber Creek, which left low-lying areas unhealthy. Major sewer construction and grading in the 1870s, under the District's public works leadership, aimed to drain these areas and improve sanitation. Maps like this one helped officials see where the system ran and where it still needed to reach.
| Original scan | 7,680 × 5,580 px · prints to 26 × 19 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | cs000008 |
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