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Museum / Cultural
Metropolitan Waterworks Museum
Museum in the 1887 Chestnut Hill pumping station, where colossal steam engines that once pushed Boston's water supply still fill the Romanesque engine hall.
What does Metropolitan Waterworks Museum reveal about the city?
Museum in the 1887 Chestnut Hill pumping station, where colossal steam engines that once pushed Boston's water supply still fill the Romanesque engine hall.
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