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The Pryor Avenue Iron Well, or Iron Well, is an early artesian water well located in the Bay View Historic District of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It was built in 1882 and named for its high iron content. Originally water naturally flowed from the pressurized aquifer below. The original hand pump is now replaced with an electric pump.
As a city that was built on the confluence of three rivers that feed Lake Michigan, water is a big part of life in Milwaukee. And keeping waterways clean and healthy means finding diverse ...
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The Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District (MMSD) is a regional government agency that provides water reclamation and flood management services for about 1.1 million people in 28 communities in the Greater Milwaukee Area. A recipient of the U.S. Water Prize [1] and many other awards, the District has a record of 98.4 percent, since 1994, for ...
The Jones Island Water Reclamation Facility is a wastewater treatment plant located on Jones Island along the Lake Michigan shore in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. [1] [2] It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and was designated as a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Civil Engineers in 1974.
The Thunderbirds are a go for the 2024 WaterStone Bank Air & Water Show in Milwaukee.. The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, the star attraction for this year's show, haven't been part of the Milwaukee ...
This water park is in Milwaukee's Lincoln Park, 1301 W. Hampton Ave. It has a bucket dump and spray jets, spray posts and water troughs for kids to play in the water.
The City of Milwaukee was authorized by the Wisconsin Legislature to construct the water tower in 1871. [3] Designed by Charles A. Gombert, it was built out of limestone from Wauwatosa, Wisconsin to house the wrought iron standpipe. [4] The building cost more than $50,000 to complete, far exceeding the original $8,000 estimate.