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Hampden Reservoir

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Conduit: Mount Royal Reservoir and the Baltimore Waterworks,1857-1863

By ⋅ December 13, 2012 ⋅ 3 comments

Since last month’s Hampden Reservoir post, I have taken more delight in my commute as I pass by Roosevelt Park, going to and returning from work via the Falls Road exit of the JFX; I can almost see the half moon shape of the reservoir on my left as I climb the hill approaching 36th Street. [...]

Hampden Reservoir: A Muddy History

By ⋅ November 20, 2012 ⋅ 3 comments

As a follow up to last week’s post, “Slabtown to Hampden,” I’m focusing this week on the Hampden Reservoir, the impetus of the map’s creation. With city pipes bursting left and right the past couple weeks, you could say that this has been on my mind. Here’s a quick history of the reservoir accompanied by [...]

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