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15 Thursday Dec 2016

Posted by Ronald Parks in Baltimore, engineering, Reservoir, water history

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Ashburton, Baltimore, engineering, FILTRATION, glass plate negatives, HISTORY, Public Works, Snow, water history, weather

First thing that popped up on my news feed said – Double Polar Vortex to Slam U.S. Did they talk like that in 1908? Or did they just say, “Folks we had us some snow last night, so bundle up!”

Building the High Service Reservoir, also known as Lake Ashburton.

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The little train that couldn’t.

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Steam engines used to pull cables on derricks, to lift construction materials.

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A boy and his dog. Look close, center on horizon. Does that look like a giant snow ball someone is about to roll down the hill?

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