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
Image Citation
https://www.reddit.com/r/TheWayWeWere/comments/igsyjp/up_until_1894_the_city_of_new_york_was_in_a/
Student name(s)
Jack Wiley