The Not-So-Crystal Clean History of San Francisco’s Drinking Water
Bay Curious
English - May 16, 2019 20:40 - 13 minutes - ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsPlaces & Travel Society & Culture Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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As San Francisco's population exploded in the 1850s, speculators looked to cash in by delivering fresh drinking water to the new boomtown.