EVENT
Exploring Water in our World
At the Waterworks Museum
April 19, 2019
11:00AM–4:00PM
Protecting Water Quality
Just like the biologists who worked here over 100 years ago, there are things we can do to ensure the water sources around us are safe.
– Borrow a Water Testing Kit and test our Stream
– Learn about runoff by creating a model watershed
– Design a poster to raise awareness about how to reduce pollution in runoff
Upcoming Events
Great Engines Hall
The centerpiece of the Waterworks Museum is its collection of steam engines. Three original coal-powered, steam-driven water pumps are preserved at the Museum and are monuments to 19th century technology and innovation. Leavitt, Worthington, and Allis stand in the Great Engines Hall and reach more than 3 stories tall. Walk around each and see the multitude of perfectly engineered parts that pumped million gallons of freshwater a day into the City of Boston.