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An American Water Landmark is a landmark within the United States, Canada, or Mexico that is a historic location and is associated in some way with water. The American Water Works Association has designated American Water Landmarks since 1969.^[1]

The following is the list of structures given the American Water Landmark designation:

Year	Landmark Name and Location	Locale	State / Province
2018	Altoona Reservoir System	Altoona	Pennsylvania
2018	City of Ann Arbor Water Treatment Plant	Ann Arbor	Michigan
2017	Sheahan Pumping Station	Memphis	Tennessee
2017	Court Street Pumping Station	Montgomery	Alabama
2017	The Old Well - Water Well #3	Bristow	Oklahoma
2017	Destin Water Users Tower 1	Destin	Florida
2017	City of Dunedin Well 1	Dunedin	Florida
2016	High Point City Lake Dam aka Arnold J. Koonce, Jr., City Lake Dam	Jamestown	North Carolina
2015	John F. Dye Water Conditioning Plant	Lansing	Michigan
2014	Pedlar River Dam and Gravity Pipeline	Lynchburg	Virginia
2014	R. C. Harris Water Treatment Plant 43°40′24″N79°16′44″W / 43.673222°N 79.278819°W / 43.673222; -79.278819	Toronto	Ontario
2014	Market Street Pump Station	San Antonio	Texas
2014	North Holly Water Treatment Plant	Fort Worth	Texas
2013	Butts Hill Small Water Storage Tank	Portsmouth	Rhode Island
2013	Old Pump House	Parry Sound	Ontario
2013	Riverside Water Treatment Plant	Waco	Texas
2013	Waterworks Museum	Boston	Massachusetts
2009	Hoover Dam 36°0′56″N114°44′16″W / 36.01556°N 114.73778°W / 36.01556; -114.73778 (Hoover Dam)	Boulder City	Nevada
2009	Payson Park Reservoir & Gatehouse	Cambridge	Massachusetts
2007	Water Tower	Caruthersville	Missouri
2006	City of Riverside Upper Canal	Riverside	California
2006	Marston Water Tower	Ames	Iowa
2005	Crystal Spring Steam Pumping Station	Roanoke	Virginia
2005	Mount Clemens Water Filtration Plant	Mount Clemens	Michigan
2004	Main Office-San Jose Water Co.	San Jose	California
2003	Sunset Heights Pumping Station	El Paso	Texas
2003	Fort Revere Water Tower	Hull	Massachusetts
2003	Gainer Dam	Scituate	Rhode Island
2002	Alvarado Water Treatment Plant	La Mesa	California
2001	Spring Road Waterworks Bldg.	Huntington	New York
2001	North Pumping Station	South Bend	Indiana
2000	Iowa Institute of Hydraulic Research Hydraulics Lab	Iowa City	Iowa
2000	Brooks Catsup Bottle Water Tower 38°39′46″N89°58′56″W / 38.66278°N 89.98222°W / 38.66278; -89.98222 (Brooks Catsup Bottle Water Tower)	Collinsville	Illinois
2000	Cedartown Water Plant	Cedartown	Georgia
1999	Industrial & Domestic Water Treatment Plant	Savannah	Georgia
1999	Col. Francis G. Ward Complex	Buffalo	New York
1999	Sunrise Reservoir	Portsmouth	Ohio
1998	Grants Pass Water Filtration Plant	Grants Pass	Oregon
1997	Marine Dam	Waimea	Hawaii
1997	Old Holly Pump Station	Rochester	New York
1996	Salisbury Water Tank	West Lafayette	Indiana
1996	Sault Ste. Marie Water Storage Tank	Sault Ste. Marie	Michigan
1996	City of Chester Cistern	Chester	South Carolina
1995	Upriver Well #1	Spokane	Washington
1995	Volunteer Park Standpipe	Seattle	Washington
1995	Beretania Pumping Station	Honolulu	Hawaii
1995	Jersey City Dam and Gatehouses	Jersey City	New Jersey
1994	Grosse Pointe Farms Water Treatment Plant	Grosse Pointe Farms	Michigan
1994	Halawa Shaft Halawa Valley,	Oahu	Hawaii
1994	1926 Pumping Station	West Palm Beach	Florida
1994	Fort Thomas Treatment Plant	Fort Thomas	Kentucky
1994	Albany Water Treatment Plant	Albany	Oregon
1993	North Main Tank Bldg.	Independence	Missouri
1993	Delphos Standpipe	Delphos	Ohio
1993	Brighton Dam	Brighton	Maryland
1993	Mark B. Whitaker Water Treatment Plant	Knoxville	Tennessee
1993	Jordan & Salt Lake Canal	Salt Lake County	Utah
1993	River Pumping Station	Cincinnati	Ohio
1992	Fulbright Water Treatment Plant	Springfield	Missouri
1992	The Big Dam	Loveland	Colorado
1992	O'Shaugnhnessy Dam	Columbus	Ohio
1992	Albany Water Works	Albany	Georgia
1992	Marine City Water Works	Marine City	Michigan
1991	Illinois-American Water Co. Main Station	Cairo	Illinois
1991	Baldwin Filtration Plant	Cleveland	Ohio
1991	Alpena Water Treatment Plant	Alpena	Michigan
1991	Lake Superior Waterworks Swedetown Standpipe	Calumet	Michigan
1991	Mill Creek Water Treatment Plant	Dalton	Georgia
1991	White Rock Pump Station	Dallas	Texas
1991	Macon Water Treatment Plant	Macon	Georgia
1991	Colorado River Aqueduct	Southern California	California
1991	Glenmore Water Treatment Plant	Calgary	Alberta
1990	Newport Pumping Station	Newport	Kentucky
1990	Lafayette Street Standpipe	Baton Rouge	Louisiana
1990	Kingsport Water Filtration Plant	Kingsport	Tennessee
1990	Holston River Water Pumping Station	Kingsport	Tennessee
1990	Vest Station	Charlotte	North Carolina
1989	Ashland Water Treatment Plant	Ashland	Nebraska
1989	Jefferson Water & Electric Commission Wellhouse #2	Jefferson	Wisconsin
1989	High Service Pumping Station Virginia-American Water Company	Hopewell	Virginia
1989	Columbus Water Treatment Plant	Columbus	Georgia
1989	Boniface Water Tower	Village of Scarsdale	New York
1989	Citico Pump Station	Chattanooga	Tennessee
1989	Indiana-American Water Company Seymour District's Low Service Hydraulic Turbine Pumping Facility	Seymour	Indiana
1989	Madison County Stand Pipe Water Tank	Madison	Florida
1988	Cobbs Hill Reservoir	Rochester	New York
1988	Alexandria District Reservoir	Alexandria	Virginia
1988	MinneLusa Pumping Station	Omaha	Nebraska
1988	J.H. Fewell Water Treatment Plant	Jackson	Mississippi
1988	Alexandria District Operations Center	Alexandria	Virginia
1988	Capitol City Water Tower	Jefferson City	Missouri
1988	Snow Pumping Station	Nashua	New Hampshire
1988	Illinois-American Water Co. Main Station	Alton	Illinois
1988	Water Works Park Treatment Plant	Detroit	Michigan
1988	North Easton Water Works Pumping Plant	North Easton	Massachusetts
1987	R.B Simms Filtration Plant & Dam	Spartanburg	South Carolina
1987	Jacksonville Water Works Park	Jacksonville	Florida
1987	Omohundro Water Treatment Plant	Nashville	Tennessee
1987	Canal Winchester Water Treatment Plant	Canal Winchester	Ohio
1987	Illinois-American Water Company's Main Station	East St. Louis	Illinois
1987	Sacramento River Water Treatment Plant	Sacramento	California
1987	Indian Hill Water Tower	Indian Hill	Ohio
1987	Oak Street Standpipe	Huntington	Indiana
1986	30th Street Pump Station	Galveston	Texas
1986	Frankfort Electric & Water Plant's Reservoir	Frankfort	Kentucky
1986	Remington Water Tower 40°45′43″N87°9′3″W / 40.76194°N 87.15083°W / 40.76194; -87.15083 (Remington Water Tower)	Remington	Indiana
1986	Stoughton Pump Station	Stoughton	Massachusetts
1986	24th Street Pump Station	Huntington	West Virginia
1986	North Street Pumping Station	Waukesha	Wisconsin
1986	Blendville Pumping Station	Joplin	Missouri
1985	Winnipeg Aqueduct	Winnipeg	Manitoba
1985	Robert E. Green Auditorium	Vincennes	Indiana
1985	Monroe Water Works Filtration Plant	Monroe	Michigan
1985	No. 1 Water Treatment Complex	Hattiesburg	Mississippi
1985	Ada Treatment Plant	Bluefield	West Virginia
1985	Snow & Gaskill Pump House	St. Joseph	Missouri
1985	Three Rivers Filtration Plant	Fort Wayne	Indiana
1985	Bluffton Water Works Washington Street Station	Bluffton	Indiana
1985	Barton Dam & Impoundment	Ann Arbor	Michigan
1985	Walnut Street Standpipe	Wabash	Indiana
1985	Boulware Springs Waterworks	Gainesville	Florida
1985	Little Quitticas Pump Station	New Bedford	Massachusetts
1985	Two Mile Dam & Reservoir	Santa Fe	New Mexico
1984	Bartow Water Tank	Bartow	Florida
1984	McMillan Water Treatment Plant	Washington	District of Columbia
1984	Bird's Mill Pumping Station	Bracebridge	Ontario
1984	City of Fredericton Water Treatment Plant	Fredericton	New Brunswick
1984	George's Pond Reservoir		Newfoundland
1984	Dam & Reservoir #4	Lexington	Kentucky
1984	Third Street Pump Station	Stillwater	Minnesota
1983	Petrolia Water Works	Brights Grove	Ontario
1983	Water St. Pumphouse & Dam	Petersborough	Ontario
1983	Branch Street Pump Station	Pawtucket	Rhode Island
1983	Highfield Pump Station	Moncton	New Brunswick
1983	Robbie Street Reservoir	Halifax	Nova Scotia
1983	Hillsborough River Water Treatment Plant	Tampa	Florida
1983	Island Filtration Plant	Toronto	Ontario
1983	Long Island Water Corp. Main Plant #5	Hewlett	New York
1982	Lily Lake Reservoir	Saint John	New Brunswick
1982	Danville Standpipe	Danville	Indiana
1982	St. Marys Water Tower	St. Marys	Ontario
1982	McNeil Street Pumping Station	Shreveport	Louisiana
1982	The Pumphouse	Indianapolis	Indiana
1982	Havana Water Tower 40°18′2″N90°3′31″W / 40.30056°N 90.05861°W / 40.30056; -90.05861 (Havana Water Tower)	Havana	Illinois
1981	Rosehill Reservoir	Toronto	Ontario
1981	Highland Park Tower 44°55′3.4″N93°10′0″W / 44.917611°N 93.16667°W / 44.917611; -93.16667 (Highland Park Tower)	St. Paul	Minnesota
1981	Burlington City Reservoir & Pump House	Burlington	Vermont
1981	Plaza Well	St. Augustine	Florida
1981	Walnut Hill Reservoir	Omaha	Nebraska
1981	Echo Bridge 42°18′53.42″N71°13′36.84″W / 42.3148389°N 71.2269000°W / 42.3148389; -71.2269000 (Echo Bridge)	Newton	Massachusetts
1981	Turtle Creek Pump Station	Dallas	Texas
1981	Fleet Street Pumping Station	Ottawa	Ontario
1981	John Street Pumping Station	Toronto	Ontario
1981	Smithsburg Reservoir	Washington County	Maryland
1981	Kalihi Pumping Station	Honolulu	Hawaii
1981	Main Station Pump House #1	Peoria	Illinois
1981	Lewiston Water Treatment Plant	Lewiston	Idaho
1981	Mountain Dell Dam	Salt Lake City	Utah
1981	Great Sandy Bottom Pump Station	Pembroke	Massachusetts
1981	Lithia Water Fountain	Ashland	Oregon
1981	City of Port Arthur Water Treatment Plant	Port Arthur	Texas
1980	Mission Creek Dam & Reservoir	Santa Barbara	California
1980	Lake Whitney Dam	Hamden	Connecticut
1980	No. 2 Water Pumping Station	Calgary	Alberta
1980	Monroe Filtration Plant	Grand Rapids	Michigan
1980	Chain of Rocks Plant-Intakes 1 & 2	St. Louis	Missouri
1980	Flint Lake Water Treatment Plant	Valparaiso	Indiana
1980	Bangor Standpipe on Thomas Hill	Bangor	Maine
1979	Roger Williams Spring	Providence	Rhode Island
1979	Ella Street Pumping Station	Tiffin	Ohio
1979	No. 1 Pumping Station	Louisville	Kentucky
1979	Tower Hill Water Tower	Lawrence	Massachusetts
1979	Kassler Water Treatment Plant	Denver	Colorado
1979	Coquitlam Lake Intake Tower	Vancouver	British Columbia
1978	Sunset Hill Water Tower	Ossining	New York
1978	Augusta Water Works Pumping Station	Augusta	Georgia
1978	Manchester Low Service Pumping Station	Manchester	New Hampshire
1978	Grand Avenue Water Tower 38°40′14.8″N90°12′33.9″W / 38.670778°N 90.209417°W / 38.670778; -90.209417 (Grand Avenue Water Tower)	St. Louis	Missouri
1977	Woodland Reservoir	Syracuse	New York
1977	Malpeque Road Water Pump Station	Charlottetown	Prince Edward Island
1977	Fairmount Water Works 39°57′56″N75°10′51″W / 39.96556°N 75.18083°W / 39.96556; -75.18083 (Fairmount Water Works)	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania
1977	The Acequias of San Antonio	San Antonio	Texas
1977	Huntsville Big Spring	Huntsville	Alabama
1977	Moores Bridges Filter Bldg.	Norfolk	Virginia
1977	Cahaba Pumping Station	Birmingham	Alabama
1977	Bissell Street Water Tower 38°40′13″N90°12′21″W / 38.67028°N 90.20583°W / 38.67028; -90.20583 (Bissell Street Water Tower)	St. Louis	Missouri
1977	Grassy Sprain Reservoir & Tuckahoe Road Pump Station	Yonkers	New York
1976	Virginia & Gold Hill Water Co. Marlette Lake Water System	Virginia City	Nevada
1976	Walter E. Peele Dixie Water Plant	Fort Lauderdale	Florida
1976	Coldwater Spring	Anniston	Alabama
1976	Tomhannock Reservoir & Dam	Troy	New York
1976	Kalamazoo Water Tower 42°16′45″N85°36′16″W / 42.27917°N 85.60444°W / 42.27917; -85.60444	Kalamazoo	Michigan
1976	Old Mission San Buenaventura Filtration Building	Ventura	California
1976	Big Bear Lake Dams	San Bernardino	California
1976	Compton Hill Tower	St. Louis	Missouri
1976	Ashokan Reservoir	Ulster County	New York
1976	No. 1 Pumping Station	Veradale	Washington
1975	Bremen Water Tower	Bremen	Indiana
1975	Slow Sand Filter Beds	Ilion	New York
1975	Waldo Water Tower	Kansas City	Missouri
1974	Georgetown Reservoir Castle Gatehouse	Washington	District of Columbia
1974	Jones Beach State Park Water Tower	Jones Beach	New York
1974	Chabot Dam and Lake Chabot	San Leandro	California
1974	Ypsilanti Water Tower	Ypsilanti	Michigan
1973	Water Supply & Sewerage Systems	Dawson	Yukon Territory
1973	Kingston Water Dept. Filter Plant	Kingston	New York
1973	The Big Well	Greensburg	Kansas
1973	Lawson Tower	Scituate	Massachusetts
1972	Big Hole Pump Station Pump No. 2	Butte	Montana
1972	Fresno Water Tower	Fresno	California
1972	Cabin John Bridge	Cabin John	Maryland
1972	Druid Lake Dam	Baltimore	Maryland
1971	Bethlehem 1769 Waterworks	Bethlehem	Pennsylvania
1971	Eighth Avenue South Reservoir	Nashville	Tennessee
1971	Indiana Central Canal	Indianapolis	Indiana
1971	Eden Park Water Tower	Cincinnati	Ohio
1971	Filtration Plant	Elmira	New York
1970	Aqueduct Cascades	Los Angeles	California
1970	Standpipe Water Tower	Louisville	Kentucky
1970	Gary-Hobart Water Tower	Gary	Indiana
1970	Riverside Water Tower	Riverside	Illinois
1969	Chicago Water Tower	Chicago	Illinois
1969	North Point Water Tower	Milwaukee	Wisconsin
1969	Theodore Roosevelt Dam	Phoenix	Arizona
1969	Old Mission Dam and Flume	San Diego	California
1969	High Bridge Water Tower	New York	New York

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