Chicago’s Forgotten Lake Tunnels, Cribs, and Waterworks - IT’S HISTORY

The History of Chicago’s waterworks is jam-packed with some of the most remarkable examples of human innovation, from the miles of tunnels built directly under lake Michigan to the artificial islands known as water cribs, the lifting of the entire city, and the reversal of the Chicago River. Although these feet of engineering are impressive, probably nothing will compete with the monumental deep tunnel project that has been unfolding for the past few decades. Chapters: 01:00 - The History of Chicago’s waterworks 01:35 - Chicago’s first water board 2:47 - The raising of Chicago 4:54 - Chicago’s Lake tunnels & Water cribs 6:18 - Fire on Chicago’s lake crib 8:44 - The History of Chicago’s Water tower 9:28 - The Great Chicago Fire 11:12 - Chicago’s Great Storm 12:27 - The reversal of the Chicago river 13:16 - The Lake levels controversy 15:06 - Construction of Chicago’s main canal 16:44 - The expansion of Chicago’s waterworks 17:55 - L