George Waring and the Sanitation Department

Date Range

1890 – 1900

Title

George Waring and the Sanitation Department

What occurred

George Waring, the commissioner of sanitation in the 1890s, introduced a new efficient and cheap way to clean up the streets in New York City.

Location

Lower Manhattan

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Student name(s)

Jack Wiley

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