Water Tower Centennial

1869-1969

IN THIS ITS CENTENNIAL YEAR THE CHICAGO WATER TOWER HAS BEEN DESIGNATED THE FIRST AMERICAN WATER LANDMARK “BECAUSE OF ITS SIGNIFICANCE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHICAGO’S WATER RESOURCES AND ITS SYMBOLIC IDENTITY WITH THE SPIRIT OF CHICAGO.”

RICHARD J. DALEY, MAYOR

CITY OF CHICAGO

JAMES W. JARDINE

COMMISSIONER, DEPARTMENT OF WATER AND SEWERS

Submitted by

Bryan Arnold

@nanowhiskers