Historical MarkerWaco City Waterworks
Waco · McLennan County · Dedicated 1993 · THC Atlas #5309005689
The roadside stories worth pulling over for.
Marker Inscription
In 1849 Waco's main street was platted near one of a number of large natural artesian springs indigenous to this area. In the last quarter of the 19th Century Waco relied on private suppliers of artesian well water for its municipal needs. These supplies eventually proved inadequate and in 1901 the city approved bonds for a new waterworks system. By 1914 Waco had switched to water from the Brazos River and a distribution system powered by two steam-driven Allis-Chalmers pumps housed here in its newly completed waterworks complex. The pumps operated until 1967.
About this site
Waco City Waterworks is a historical marker in Waco, McLennan County, dedicated in 1993. It is one of 198 historical markers documented in McLennan County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 224 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 31.5672, -97.1400 near Waco. The nearest cataloged historic site is Forsgard House (historical marker), about 0.2 miles away. Others within a short drive include Forsgard Homestead, Mount Zion United Methodist Church, and William Cameron Park.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5309005689. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
