Sawyer Water Purification Plant
The Sawyer Water Purification Plant, formerly the South Water Purification Plant, is the first water filtration plant built in the City of Chicago. When completed in 1947, it was the largest such plant in the world.- Type: Waterworks
- Description: water filtration plant in Chicago, Illinois, US
- Also known as: “Eugene Sawyer Water Purification Plant” and “South Water Purification Plant”
- Address: 3300 East Cheltenham Drive, Chicago, IL 60649
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include 79th Street/Cheltenham station and 75th Street/Windsor Park station.
79th Street/Cheltenham station
Railway station
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79th Street/Cheltenham is a station on the Hyde Park/South Chicago branch of the Metra Electric Line. The station is located along the median of Exchange Avenue, approximately one city block north of East 79th Street, and is 11.49 miles away from the northern terminus at Millennium Station. 79th Street/Cheltenham station is situated 2,900 feet southwest of Sawyer Water Purification Plant.
75th Street/Windsor Park station
Railway station
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75th Street/Windsor Park station is a station on the South Chicago Branch of the Metra Electric District Line. It is located at 75th Street in the median of Exchange Avenue and is 10.88 miles away from the northern terminus at Millennium Station. 75th Street/Windsor Park station is situated 4,100 feet west of Sawyer Water Purification Plant.
Saint Michael the Archangel Catholic Church
Church
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St. Michael is a church of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago. The current church is located at E. 83rd Street and S. South Shore Drive in South Chicago, a neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. Saint Michael the Archangel Catholic Church is situated 1 mile south of Sawyer Water Purification Plant.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include South Chicago and South Shore.
South Chicago
Suburb
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South Chicago, formerly known as Ainsworth, is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago in Illinois, United States. This chevron-shaped community is one of Chicago's 16 lakefront neighborhoods near the southern rim of Lake Michigan 10 miles south of downtown. South Chicago is situated 1½ miles south of Sawyer Water Purification Plant.
South Shore
Suburb
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South Shore is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago in Illinois, United States. Located on the city's South Side, the area is named for its location along the city's southern lakefront. South Shore is situated 1½ miles west of Sawyer Water Purification Plant.
Chatham-South Shore
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Chatham-South Shore is a district at the heart of Chicago's South Side, home to the real Chicago blues, some mind-blowing BBQ, and the best soul food in town.
Sawyer Water Purification Plant
- Category: industry
- Location: Chicago, Cook, Chicagoland, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.75683° or 41° 45′ 25″ northLongitude
-87.54435° or 87° 32′ 40″ westOperator
City of Chicago Department of Water ManagementNamed after
Eugene SawyerOpen location code
86HJQF44+P7OpenStreetMap ID
way 200454108OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=water_worksWikidata ID
Q65119774
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