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To install the first modern sewer system and curb cholera, engineers lifted entire brick blocks several meters using thousands of hydraulic and jackscrews.
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At the end of the 19th century, engineers defied continental topography to divert waste and save the city from deadly epidemics.
Engineering
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At the end of the 19th century, Chicago engineers altered the hydrography of a continent to keep the city from poisoning itself with its own waste.