Chicago Water Tower - Chicago, IL
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N 41° 53.814 W 087° 37.477
16T E 448187 N 4638517
The Chicago Water Tower is on The Magnificent Mile (Michigan Ave.)near the Sears Tower. It survived the Chicago Fire of 1871.
Waymark Code: WM3N4B
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 04/23/2008
Views: 63
806 North Michigan Avenue
fr Wikipedia: The tower, built in 1869 by architect William W. Boyington from yellowing Joliet limestone, is 154 feet (47 m) tall. Inside was a 138 foot (42 m) high standpipe to hold water. In addition to being used for firefighting, the pressure in the pipe could be regulated to control water surges in the area.
The tower gained prominence after the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. While some incorrectly believe that the tower was the only building to survive the fire, a few other buildings in the burned district survived along with the tower. But the water tower was the only public building in the burned zone to survive, and is the only one of the surviving structures still standing. In the years since the fire, the tower has become a symbol of old Chicago and of the city's recovery from the fire.
The Tower was named an American Water Landmark in 1969. A premier shopping center across the street is called Water Tower Place.
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