EVENT
Winter in the 1800’s
at the Waterworks Museum
February 21, 2020
11:00am–3:00pm
Have you ever wondered what harsh New England Winter’s might have been like back in the 1800s, when our Pumping Station was just being built?
Join us on Friday, February 21st from 11am – 3pm during February School Vacation Week to try out a variety of everyday winter activities from the past!
Try old–fashioned water collection tools, dye cloth using natural homemade vegetable dyes, taste a favorite winter beverage, learn how early Americans fared before the invention of the toilet, and create a balloon powered rocket sleigh – an upgrade on the old horse and carriage!
This event is FREE and fun for all ages! Suggested donation $3.00
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.