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nov 25, 1797 - Manhattan Company

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This was the original proposal for clean water works. The process would pull water from the Bronx River and have slow sand filtration. This was proposed by Dr. Joseph Browne and William Weston.

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nov 25, 1797
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~ 228 years ago