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NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 1 -- The city of Nashville issued the following press release:
This month marks the 130th anniversary of the 1889 completion of the George Reyer Pumping Station and Eighth Avenue Reservoir. The pumping station and reservoir, two of the largest components of Nashville's water treatment and distribution system, are an important part of Nashville's history and are still in use today.
The pumping station, built of limestone rock and handmade brick, originally pumped water from the Cumberland River to the reservoir for settling prior to distribution to the community. Named the George Reyer Pumping Station in 1932, after long...