Template:Did you know nominations/Hamilton Waterworks


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The result was: promoted by Cwmhiraeth (talk) 06:09, 22 February 2017 (UTC)

Hamilton Waterworks

 * ... that after the 1859 completion of the Hamilton Waterworks, now a National Historic Site of Canada, the city installed a park fountain to remind residents of the purity of their water supply? Unbuilt Hamilton: The City That Might Have Been: page 60 "A fountain installed in Gore Park provided a central reminder of the pure water now available from Hamilton's municipal system"
 * ALT1:... that the Hamilton Waterworks, now a National Historic Site of Canada, was opened by Prince of Wales Edward VII during his royal tour of Canada in 1860? The Illustrated London News: image caption "Hamilton Water Works - opened by the Prince of Wales Sep. 18 1860"
 * ALT2:... that one of the Cornish steam engines installed at Hamilton Waterworks in 1859 is still operational? Erland Lee Museum: Inside Hamilton's Museums "all the antique machinery, wooden floorboards, and polished balustrades are still there, and one of the engines still turns, powered now by an electric motor to re-create the exact motion the pistons and pumps traced more than 150 years ago" >
 * ALT3:... that the 1859 construction of Hamilton Waterworks (pictured), now a National Historic Site of Canada, was prompted by a cholera epidemic that killed 552 people? Flushing away the flu: Hygienic systems of though in Hamilton, page 131 (141 of pdf)" "The 1854, a cholera epidemic in Hamilton prompted the first notable sanitation development efforts in the city. This waterborne disease wreaked havoc on Hamilton’s population. In response, the city installed a pump station to provide citizens with clean water."
 * Reviewed: Gobi big brown bat (see my DYK tracker)

Moved to mainspace by Mindmatrix (talk). Self-nominated at 18:07, 5 February 2017 (UTC).


 * Starting to review. Zeete (talk) 13:16, 20 February 2017 (UTC)
 * New, moved to mainspace; Long, 3,814 per DYK check; Earwig reports violation unlikely; within policy; QPQ done; image good; external links checked ok
 * Symbol question.svg issues
 * re hook: do you have a preference on which one?
 * in the article, is "summer of 1954" a typo? should this be 1854?
 * the geology terms seems a bit technical
 * Thanks, Zeete (talk) 13:57, 20 February 2017 (UTC)
 * Yes, that should have been 1854 - thanks for catching that. I've added a few links for the geology terms that may be unfamiliar to most readers. With respect to the hooks, I don't really prefer one, but if brevity is desired, then ALT3 would be my choice. Mind  matrix  14:21, 20 February 2017 (UTC)
 * ALT3 is interesting, length checked, neutral, inline citation ( added pictured )
 * Symbol confirmed.svg Criteria checked as above. Good to go with ALT3. Thanks, Zeete (talk) 14:35, 20 February 2017 (UTC)