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New York City is the pinnacle example of American development. Being the most populated city in the United States, it requires a tremendous amount of infrastructure chief Among the most important of these systems is its waterworks which have a long and complex past. Today we discover a fascinating tale of underground piping, aqueducts, forgotten tanks, and the longest tunnel in the world!
00:43 - The History of New Yorks early Waterworks 03:34 - New Yorks water crisis (The Great Fire of New York & Illnesses) 05:20 - Why New Yorks Water administration got into banking 06:59 - The Story of The old Croton Aqueduct 08:08 - How the Croton Aqueduct transformed New York (part 1) 09:07 - A word from our sponsor - Squarespace 10:41 - How the Croton Aqueduct transformed New York (part 2) 11:48 - Construction of the New Croton Aqueduct 12:53 - Construction of the Delaware Aqueduct (The worlds longest tunnel) 14:52 - The modern waterworks of New York
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