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Jardine Water Purification Plant

The Jardine Water Purification plant - that area just north of Navy Pier - is the largest capacity water treatment plant in the world.

December 22 at 4:01 PM 3.4 4

The Chicago River's flow was reversed on Jan 1, 1900. (Plans were approved in 1822.)

Plans to reverse the flow of the Chicago River were approved in 1822, though due to economic struggles, construction was halted and not completed until January 1, 1900 at 1:00pm.

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