Mt. Royal Reservoir (1869)

ID: 860 ~ Source: Library of Congress Geography and Map Division, G3844.B2A3 1869 .S3 Vault ~ Creator: E. Sachse & Co. ~ Date: 1869
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Mt. Royal Reservoir (1869)

Illustration of the Mount Royal Reservoir and the Jones Falls.

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By Eben Dennis
The Mount Royal Reservoir was once an essential element within an extensive system of waterworks built to deliver clean drinking water to a growing, thirsty city. In 1857, the Baltimore City Council passed an ordinance to provide additional water to…