EVENT
Summer Science Series – What’s in My Watershed?
June 22, 2022
1:30 pm–2:30 pm
Join Waterworks Museum Staff live at the museum as we learn about watersheds! Participants in this program will conduct their own lab tests on water from a nearby stream. Then, with the help of our large-scale watershed model, they’ll see how various pollutants can impact our water system and consider what kinds of things both water experts and the public alike can do to stop them. This program is recommended for ages 7-12 and is free of charge, suggested donation $5. Face coverings are recommended but not required. Help us plan by reserving your free tickets in advance.
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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.