Illinois Waterway, Thomas J. O'Brien Lock and Control Works, East 130t...
Significance: The Thomas J. O'Brien Lock and Control Works is significant as a component of the Illinois Waterway, a navigable route linking Lake Michigan with the Mississippi River and beyond. The lock and co... More
Chicago River Bridge, Cermak Road, Chicago, Cook County, IL
Significance: Of all the highway bridges crossing the Chicago River and Sanitary and Ship Canal, the Cermak Road Bridge is one of the few surviving bridges designed and patented by William Scherzer. Survey num... More
Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, Extends 33.9 miles from Chicago to Lo...
Significance: To deal with Chicago's water supply and pollution issues, the engineers of the Sanitary District devised an innovative approach that involved diluting the city's sewage with water drawn from Lake ... More
Illinois Waterway, Lockport Lock, Dam and Power House, 2502 Channel Dr...
Significance: The Lockport Lock, Dam and Power House Historic District is significant both for its role in navigation of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal and the Illinois Waterway and for the vertical lift l... More
Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, Lockport Power House and Dam, 2502 Ch...
Significance: The Lockport Power House and Dam were built as part of an extension to the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal after the Illinois State Legislature authorized the Sanitary District to develop a water ... More
Illinois Waterway, Thomas J. O'Brien Lock and Control Works, East 130t...
Significance: The Thomas J. O'Brien Lock and Control Works is significant as a component of the Illinois Waterway, a navigable route linking Lake Michigan with the Mississippi River and beyond. The lock and co... More
Chicago River Bridge, Cermak Road, Chicago, Cook County, IL
Significance: Of all the highway bridges crossing the Chicago River and Sanitary and Ship Canal, the Cermak Road Bridge is one of the few surviving bridges designed and patented by William Scherzer. Survey num... More
Chicago River Bridge, Cermak Road, Chicago, Cook County, IL
Significance: Of all the highway bridges crossing the Chicago River and Sanitary and Ship Canal, the Cermak Road Bridge is one of the few surviving bridges designed and patented by William Scherzer. Survey num... More
Illinois Waterway, Lockport Lock, Dam and Power House, 2502 Channel Dr...
Significance: The Lockport Lock, Dam and Power House Historic District is significant both for its role in navigation of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal and the Illinois Waterway and for the vertical lift l... More
Lockport Historic District, Chicago Sanitary & Ship Canal, Butterfly D...
Significance: The Butterfly Dam was constructed in the middle of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal for the purpose of providing flood protection for Joliet and other points on the canal west of Lockport. The... More
Illinois Waterway, Thomas J. O'Brien Lock and Control Works, East 130t...
Significance: The Thomas J. O'Brien Lock and Control Works is significant as a component of the Illinois Waterway, a navigable route linking Lake Michigan with the Mississippi River and beyond. The lock and co... More
Illinois Waterway, Thomas J. O'Brien Lock and Control Works, East 130t...
Significance: The Thomas J. O'Brien Lock and Control Works is significant as a component of the Illinois Waterway, a navigable route linking Lake Michigan with the Mississippi River and beyond. The lock and co... More
Chicago River Bridge, Cermak Road, Chicago, Cook County, IL
Significance: Of all the highway bridges crossing the Chicago River and Sanitary and Ship Canal, the Cermak Road Bridge is one of the few surviving bridges designed and patented by William Scherzer. Survey num... More
Illinois Waterway, Lockport Lock, Dam and Power House, 2502 Channel Dr...
Significance: The Lockport Lock, Dam and Power House Historic District is significant both for its role in navigation of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal and the Illinois Waterway and for the vertical lift l... More
Illinois Waterway, Lockport Lock, Dam and Power House, 2502 Channel Dr...
Significance: The Lockport Lock, Dam and Power House Historic District is significant both for its role in navigation of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal and the Illinois Waterway and for the vertical lift l... More
Illinois Waterway, Lockport Lock, Dam and Power House, 2502 Channel Dr...
Significance: The Lockport Lock, Dam and Power House Historic District is significant both for its role in navigation of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal and the Illinois Waterway and for the vertical lift l... More
Lockport Historic District, Chicago Sanitary & Ship Canal, Butterfly D...
Significance: The Butterfly Dam was constructed in the middle of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal for the purpose of providing flood protection for Joliet and other points on the canal west of Lockport. The... More
Illinois Waterway, Thomas J. O'Brien Lock and Control Works, East 130t...
Significance: The Thomas J. O'Brien Lock and Control Works is significant as a component of the Illinois Waterway, a navigable route linking Lake Michigan with the Mississippi River and beyond. The lock and co... More
Chicago River Bridge, Cermak Road, Chicago, Cook County, IL
Significance: Of all the highway bridges crossing the Chicago River and Sanitary and Ship Canal, the Cermak Road Bridge is one of the few surviving bridges designed and patented by William Scherzer. Survey num... More
Illinois Waterway, Lockport Lock, Dam and Power House, 2502 Channel Dr...
Significance: The Lockport Lock, Dam and Power House Historic District is significant both for its role in navigation of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal and the Illinois Waterway and for the vertical lift l... More
Illinois Waterway, Lockport Lock, Dam and Power House, 2502 Channel Dr...
Significance: The Lockport Lock, Dam and Power House Historic District is significant both for its role in navigation of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal and the Illinois Waterway and for the vertical lift l... More
Illinois Waterway, Lockport Lock, Dam and Power House, 2502 Channel Dr...
Significance: The Lockport Lock, Dam and Power House Historic District is significant both for its role in navigation of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal and the Illinois Waterway and for the vertical lift l... More
Lockport Historic District, Chicago Sanitary & Ship Canal, Butterfly D...
Significance: The Butterfly Dam was constructed in the middle of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal for the purpose of providing flood protection for Joliet and other points on the canal west of Lockport. The... More
Lockport Historic District, Chicago Sanitary & Ship Canal, Butterfly D...
Significance: The Butterfly Dam was constructed in the middle of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal for the purpose of providing flood protection for Joliet and other points on the canal west of Lockport. The... More
Chicago River Bridge, Cermak Road, Chicago, Cook County, IL
Significance: Of all the highway bridges crossing the Chicago River and Sanitary and Ship Canal, the Cermak Road Bridge is one of the few surviving bridges designed and patented by William Scherzer. Survey num... More
Illinois Waterway, Lockport Lock, Dam and Power House, 2502 Channel Dr...
Significance: The Lockport Lock, Dam and Power House Historic District is significant both for its role in navigation of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal and the Illinois Waterway and for the vertical lift l... More
Illinois Waterway, Lockport Lock, Dam and Power House, 2502 Channel Dr...
Significance: The Lockport Lock, Dam and Power House Historic District is significant both for its role in navigation of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal and the Illinois Waterway and for the vertical lift l... More
Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, Lockport Controlling Works, Illinois ...
Significance: The Lockport Controlling Works, originally consisting of a bear-trap dam and sluice gates, allowing the Sanitary District to discharge water from the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal into the Des P... More
Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, Butterfly Dam, Illinois Waterway Rive...
Significance: The Butterfly Dam was built to help control the flow of water in the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal. Sanitary District engineers based the design of the Butterfly Dam on the butterfly valve, whi... More
Lockport Historic District, Chicago Sanitary & Ship Canal, Swing Bridg...
Significance: The Swing Bridge permits the flow of vehicular traffic along Division Street to cross the Chicago S&S Canal. The bridge consists of twelve sections, with the pivoting mechanism located in the fif... More
Lockport Historic District, Chicago Sanitary & Ship Canal, Swing Bridg...
Significance: The Swing Bridge permits the flow of vehicular traffic along Division Street to cross the Chicago S&S Canal. The bridge consists of twelve sections, with the pivoting mechanism located in the fif... More
Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, Lockport Power House and Dam, 2502 Ch...
Significance: The Lockport Power House and Dam were built as part of an extension to the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal after the Illinois State Legislature authorized the Sanitary District to develop a water ... More
Illinois Waterway, Lockport Lock, Dam and Power House, 2502 Channel Dr...
Significance: The Lockport Lock, Dam and Power House Historic District is significant both for its role in navigation of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal and the Illinois Waterway and for the vertical lift l... More
Illinois Waterway, Lockport Lock, Dam and Power House, 2502 Channel Dr...
Significance: The Lockport Lock, Dam and Power House Historic District is significant both for its role in navigation of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal and the Illinois Waterway and for the vertical lift l... More
Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, Lockport Lock, 2502 Channel Drive, Lo...
Significance: Located at the terminus of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, the Lockport Lock has a 40' lift, reportedly making it the highest lift lock at the time of its completion in 1910. The Lockport Lo... More
Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, Lockport Lock, 2502 Channel Drive, Lo...
Significance: Located at the terminus of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, the Lockport Lock has a 40' lift, reportedly making it the highest lift lock at the time of its completion in 1910. The Lockport Lo... More
Lockport Historic District, Chicago Sanitary & Ship Canal, Swing Bridg...
Significance: The Swing Bridge permits the flow of vehicular traffic along Division Street to cross the Chicago S&S Canal. The bridge consists of twelve sections, with the pivoting mechanism located in the fif... More
Chicago River Bridge, Cermak Road, Chicago, Cook County, IL
Significance: Of all the highway bridges crossing the Chicago River and Sanitary and Ship Canal, the Cermak Road Bridge is one of the few surviving bridges designed and patented by William Scherzer. Survey num... More
Illinois Waterway, Lockport Lock, Dam and Power House, 2502 Channel Dr...
Significance: The Lockport Lock, Dam and Power House Historic District is significant both for its role in navigation of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal and the Illinois Waterway and for the vertical lift l... More
Lockport Historic District, Chicago Sanitary & Ship Canal, Butterfly D...
Significance: The Butterfly Dam was constructed in the middle of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal for the purpose of providing flood protection for Joliet and other points on the canal west of Lockport. The... More
Illinois Waterway, Thomas J. O'Brien Lock and Control Works, East 130t...
Significance: The Thomas J. O'Brien Lock and Control Works is significant as a component of the Illinois Waterway, a navigable route linking Lake Michigan with the Mississippi River and beyond. The lock and co... More
Lockport Historic District, Stone Arch Bridge, Spanning Des Plaines Ri...
Significance: The original Stone Arch Bridge was constructed in 1868-69, and provided access from Lockport to the western part of Will County and to Kendall County. The bridge has seven arches of approximately... More
Chicago River Bridge, Cermak Road, Chicago, Cook County, IL
Significance: Of all the highway bridges crossing the Chicago River and Sanitary and Ship Canal, the Cermak Road Bridge is one of the few surviving bridges designed and patented by William Scherzer. Survey num... More
Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, Extends 33.9 miles from Chicago to Lo...
Significance: To deal with Chicago's water supply and pollution issues, the engineers of the Sanitary District devised an innovative approach that involved diluting the city's sewage with water drawn from Lake ... More
Illinois Waterway, Lockport Lock, Dam and Power House, 2502 Channel Dr...
Significance: The Lockport Lock, Dam and Power House Historic District is significant both for its role in navigation of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal and the Illinois Waterway and for the vertical lift l... More
Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, Lockport Controlling Works, Illinois ...
Significance: The Lockport Controlling Works, originally consisting of a bear-trap dam and sluice gates, allowing the Sanitary District to discharge water from the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal into the Des P... More
Lockport Historic District, Chicago Sanitary & Ship Canal, Swing Bridg...
Significance: The Swing Bridge permits the flow of vehicular traffic along Division Street to cross the Chicago S&S Canal. The bridge consists of twelve sections, with the pivoting mechanism located in the fif... More
Illinois Waterway, Thomas J. O'Brien Lock and Control Works, East 130t...
Significance: The Thomas J. O'Brien Lock and Control Works is significant as a component of the Illinois Waterway, a navigable route linking Lake Michigan with the Mississippi River and beyond. The lock and co... More
Chicago River Bridge, Cermak Road, Chicago, Cook County, IL
Significance: Of all the highway bridges crossing the Chicago River and Sanitary and Ship Canal, the Cermak Road Bridge is one of the few surviving bridges designed and patented by William Scherzer. Survey num... More
Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, Extends 33.9 miles from Chicago to Lo...
Significance: To deal with Chicago's water supply and pollution issues, the engineers of the Sanitary District devised an innovative approach that involved diluting the city's sewage with water drawn from Lake ... More
Illinois Waterway, Lockport Lock, Dam and Power House, 2502 Channel Dr...
Significance: The Lockport Lock, Dam and Power House Historic District is significant both for its role in navigation of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal and the Illinois Waterway and for the vertical lift l... More
Illinois Waterway, Lockport Lock, Dam and Power House, 2502 Channel Dr...
Significance: The Lockport Lock, Dam and Power House Historic District is significant both for its role in navigation of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal and the Illinois Waterway and for the vertical lift l... More
Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, Lockport Controlling Works, Illinois ...
Significance: The Lockport Controlling Works, originally consisting of a bear-trap dam and sluice gates, allowing the Sanitary District to discharge water from the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal into the Des P... More
Illinois Waterway, Thomas J. O'Brien Lock and Control Works, East 130t...
Significance: The Thomas J. O'Brien Lock and Control Works is significant as a component of the Illinois Waterway, a navigable route linking Lake Michigan with the Mississippi River and beyond. The lock and co... More
Illinois Waterway, Thomas J. O'Brien Lock and Control Works, East 130t...
Significance: The Thomas J. O'Brien Lock and Control Works is significant as a component of the Illinois Waterway, a navigable route linking Lake Michigan with the Mississippi River and beyond. The lock and co... More
Illinois Waterway, Thomas J. O'Brien Lock and Control Works, East 130t...
Significance: The Thomas J. O'Brien Lock and Control Works is significant as a component of the Illinois Waterway, a navigable route linking Lake Michigan with the Mississippi River and beyond. The lock and co... More
Illinois Waterway, Thomas J. O'Brien Lock and Control Works, East 130t...
Significance: The Thomas J. O'Brien Lock and Control Works is significant as a component of the Illinois Waterway, a navigable route linking Lake Michigan with the Mississippi River and beyond. The lock and co... More
Illinois Waterway, Thomas J. O'Brien Lock and Control Works, East 130t...
Significance: The Thomas J. O'Brien Lock and Control Works is significant as a component of the Illinois Waterway, a navigable route linking Lake Michigan with the Mississippi River and beyond. The lock and co... More
Chicago River Bridge, Cermak Road, Chicago, Cook County, IL
Significance: Of all the highway bridges crossing the Chicago River and Sanitary and Ship Canal, the Cermak Road Bridge is one of the few surviving bridges designed and patented by William Scherzer. Survey num... More
Chicago River Bridge, Cermak Road, Chicago, Cook County, IL
Significance: Of all the highway bridges crossing the Chicago River and Sanitary and Ship Canal, the Cermak Road Bridge is one of the few surviving bridges designed and patented by William Scherzer. Survey num... More
Illinois Waterway, Lockport Lock, Dam and Power House, 2502 Channel Dr...
Significance: The Lockport Lock, Dam and Power House Historic District is significant both for its role in navigation of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal and the Illinois Waterway and for the vertical lift l... More
Lockport Historic District, Chicago Sanitary & Ship Canal, Butterfly D...
Significance: The Butterfly Dam was constructed in the middle of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal for the purpose of providing flood protection for Joliet and other points on the canal west of Lockport. The... More
Lockport Historic District, Chicago Sanitary & Ship Canal, Swing Bridg...
Significance: The Swing Bridge permits the flow of vehicular traffic along Division Street to cross the Chicago S&S Canal. The bridge consists of twelve sections, with the pivoting mechanism located in the fif... More
Illinois Waterway, Thomas J. O'Brien Lock and Control Works, East 130t...
Significance: The Thomas J. O'Brien Lock and Control Works is significant as a component of the Illinois Waterway, a navigable route linking Lake Michigan with the Mississippi River and beyond. The lock and co... More
Illinois Waterway, Thomas J. O'Brien Lock and Control Works, East 130t...
Significance: The Thomas J. O'Brien Lock and Control Works is significant as a component of the Illinois Waterway, a navigable route linking Lake Michigan with the Mississippi River and beyond. The lock and co... More
Illinois Waterway, Thomas J. O'Brien Lock and Control Works, East 130t...
Significance: The Thomas J. O'Brien Lock and Control Works is significant as a component of the Illinois Waterway, a navigable route linking Lake Michigan with the Mississippi River and beyond. The lock and co... More
Lockport Historic District, Stone Arch Bridge, Spanning Des Plaines Ri...
Significance: The original Stone Arch Bridge was constructed in 1868-69, and provided access from Lockport to the western part of Will County and to Kendall County. The bridge has seven arches of approximately... More
Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, Extends 33.9 miles from Chicago to Lo...
Significance: To deal with Chicago's water supply and pollution issues, the engineers of the Sanitary District devised an innovative approach that involved diluting the city's sewage with water drawn from Lake ... More
Illinois Waterway, Lockport Lock, Dam and Power House, 2502 Channel Dr...
Significance: The Lockport Lock, Dam and Power House Historic District is significant both for its role in navigation of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal and the Illinois Waterway and for the vertical lift l... More
Illinois Waterway, Lockport Lock, Dam and Power House, 2502 Channel Dr...
Significance: The Lockport Lock, Dam and Power House Historic District is significant both for its role in navigation of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal and the Illinois Waterway and for the vertical lift l... More
Illinois Waterway, Lockport Lock, Dam and Power House, 2502 Channel Dr...
Significance: The Lockport Lock, Dam and Power House Historic District is significant both for its role in navigation of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal and the Illinois Waterway and for the vertical lift l... More
Illinois Waterway, Lockport Lock, Dam and Power House, 2502 Channel Dr...
Significance: The Lockport Lock, Dam and Power House Historic District is significant both for its role in navigation of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal and the Illinois Waterway and for the vertical lift l... More
Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, Lockport Power House and Dam, 2502 Ch...
Significance: The Lockport Power House and Dam were built as part of an extension to the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal after the Illinois State Legislature authorized the Sanitary District to develop a water ... More
Illinois Waterway, Thomas J. O'Brien Lock and Control Works, East 130t...
Significance: The Thomas J. O'Brien Lock and Control Works is significant as a component of the Illinois Waterway, a navigable route linking Lake Michigan with the Mississippi River and beyond. The lock and co... More
Illinois Waterway, Thomas J. O'Brien Lock and Control Works, East 130t...
Significance: The Thomas J. O'Brien Lock and Control Works is significant as a component of the Illinois Waterway, a navigable route linking Lake Michigan with the Mississippi River and beyond. The lock and co... More
Illinois Waterway, Thomas J. O'Brien Lock and Control Works, East 130t...
Significance: The Thomas J. O'Brien Lock and Control Works is significant as a component of the Illinois Waterway, a navigable route linking Lake Michigan with the Mississippi River and beyond. The lock and co... More
Illinois Waterway, Thomas J. O'Brien Lock and Control Works, East 130t...
Significance: The Thomas J. O'Brien Lock and Control Works is significant as a component of the Illinois Waterway, a navigable route linking Lake Michigan with the Mississippi River and beyond. The lock and co... More
Chicago River Bridge, Cermak Road, Chicago, Cook County, IL
Significance: Of all the highway bridges crossing the Chicago River and Sanitary and Ship Canal, the Cermak Road Bridge is one of the few surviving bridges designed and patented by William Scherzer. Survey num... More
Illinois Waterway, Lockport Lock, Dam and Power House, 2502 Channel Dr...
Significance: The Lockport Lock, Dam and Power House Historic District is significant both for its role in navigation of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal and the Illinois Waterway and for the vertical lift l... More
Illinois Waterway, Lockport Lock, Dam and Power House, 2502 Channel Dr...
Significance: The Lockport Lock, Dam and Power House Historic District is significant both for its role in navigation of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal and the Illinois Waterway and for the vertical lift l... More
Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, Lockport Lock, 2502 Channel Drive, Lo...
Significance: Located at the terminus of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, the Lockport Lock has a 40' lift, reportedly making it the highest lift lock at the time of its completion in 1910. The Lockport Lo... More
Lockport Historic District, Chicago Sanitary & Ship Canal, Swing Bridg...
Significance: The Swing Bridge permits the flow of vehicular traffic along Division Street to cross the Chicago S&S Canal. The bridge consists of twelve sections, with the pivoting mechanism located in the fif... More
Chicago River Bridge, Cermak Road, Chicago, Cook County, IL
Significance: Of all the highway bridges crossing the Chicago River and Sanitary and Ship Canal, the Cermak Road Bridge is one of the few surviving bridges designed and patented by William Scherzer. Survey num... More
ISHAM RANDOLPH (1685-1742) - Public domain portrait painting
Dimensions: 34 x 26 in. (86.36 x 66.04 cm.)
Lockport Historic District, Chicago Sanitary & Ship Canal, Swing Bridg...
Significance: The Swing Bridge permits the flow of vehicular traffic along Division Street to cross the Chicago S&S Canal. The bridge consists of twelve sections, with the pivoting mechanism located in the fif... More
Chicago River Bridge, Cermak Road, Chicago, Cook County, IL
Significance: Of all the highway bridges crossing the Chicago River and Sanitary and Ship Canal, the Cermak Road Bridge is one of the few surviving bridges designed and patented by William Scherzer. Survey num... More
Illinois Waterway, Thomas J. O'Brien Lock and Control Works, East 130t...
Significance: The Thomas J. O'Brien Lock and Control Works is significant as a component of the Illinois Waterway, a navigable route linking Lake Michigan with the Mississippi River and beyond. The lock and co... More
Illinois Waterway, Thomas J. O'Brien Lock and Control Works, East 130t...
Significance: The Thomas J. O'Brien Lock and Control Works is significant as a component of the Illinois Waterway, a navigable route linking Lake Michigan with the Mississippi River and beyond. The lock and co... More
Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, Butterfly Dam, Illinois Waterway Rive...
Significance: The Butterfly Dam was built to help control the flow of water in the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal. Sanitary District engineers based the design of the Butterfly Dam on the butterfly valve, whi... More
Illinois Waterway, Thomas J. O'Brien Lock and Control Works, East 130t...
Significance: The Thomas J. O'Brien Lock and Control Works is significant as a component of the Illinois Waterway, a navigable route linking Lake Michigan with the Mississippi River and beyond. The lock and co... More
Illinois Waterway, Lockport Lock, Dam and Power House, 2502 Channel Dr...
Significance: The Lockport Lock, Dam and Power House Historic District is significant both for its role in navigation of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal and the Illinois Waterway and for the vertical lift l... More
Lockport Historic District, Chicago Sanitary & Ship Canal, Butterfly D...
Significance: The Butterfly Dam was constructed in the middle of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal for the purpose of providing flood protection for Joliet and other points on the canal west of Lockport. The... More
Illinois Waterway, Thomas J. O'Brien Lock and Control Works, East 130t...
Significance: The Thomas J. O'Brien Lock and Control Works is significant as a component of the Illinois Waterway, a navigable route linking Lake Michigan with the Mississippi River and beyond. The lock and co... More
Illinois Waterway, Thomas J. O'Brien Lock and Control Works, East 130t...
Significance: The Thomas J. O'Brien Lock and Control Works is significant as a component of the Illinois Waterway, a navigable route linking Lake Michigan with the Mississippi River and beyond. The lock and co... More
Illinois Waterway, Lockport Lock, Dam and Power House, 2502 Channel Dr...
Significance: The Lockport Lock, Dam and Power House Historic District is significant both for its role in navigation of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal and the Illinois Waterway and for the vertical lift l... More
Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, Extends 33.9 miles from Chicago to Lo...
Significance: To deal with Chicago's water supply and pollution issues, the engineers of the Sanitary District devised an innovative approach that involved diluting the city's sewage with water drawn from Lake ... More
Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, Lockport Power House and Dam, 2502 Ch...
Significance: The Lockport Power House and Dam were built as part of an extension to the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal after the Illinois State Legislature authorized the Sanitary District to develop a water ... More
Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, Lockport Power House and Dam, 2502 Ch...
Significance: The Lockport Power House and Dam were built as part of an extension to the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal after the Illinois State Legislature authorized the Sanitary District to develop a water ... More
Illinois Waterway, Thomas J. O'Brien Lock and Control Works, East 130t...
Significance: The Thomas J. O'Brien Lock and Control Works is significant as a component of the Illinois Waterway, a navigable route linking Lake Michigan with the Mississippi River and beyond. The lock and co... More
Illinois Waterway, Thomas J. O'Brien Lock and Control Works, East 130t...
Significance: The Thomas J. O'Brien Lock and Control Works is significant as a component of the Illinois Waterway, a navigable route linking Lake Michigan with the Mississippi River and beyond. The lock and co... More