Mill Street Pumping Station
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Title
Mill Street Pumping Station
Description
Black & white photo image.
on back : Designed to pump sewage and force it underwater into the Ohio River when the river rises to a stage of 43 feet. Beneath this superstructure is a well holding two electric engines capable of pumping 12,000 gallons of sewage. The reservoir beneath this pumping station holds 160,000 gallons of sewage and storm water. Cost of this station was 51,000 of which the WPA paid 40,000.
on back : Designed to pump sewage and force it underwater into the Ohio River when the river rises to a stage of 43 feet. Beneath this superstructure is a well holding two electric engines capable of pumping 12,000 gallons of sewage. The reservoir beneath this pumping station holds 160,000 gallons of sewage and storm water. Cost of this station was 51,000 of which the WPA paid 40,000.
Creator
unknown
Date
1930s
Coverage
Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio
Rights
Scioto County Public Library
Collection
Citation
unknown, “Mill Street Pumping Station,” Local History Digital Collection, accessed April 23, 2024, https://www.yourppl.org/history/items/show/4996.