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Milwaukee Fire Department High Pressure Pumping Station

Milwaukee Fire Department High Pressure Pumping Station is a engineering topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Milwaukee Fire Department High Pressure Pumping Station rather than just read about it. In short: The Milwaukee Fire Department High Pressure Pumping Station, at 2011 South 1st Street in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was built in 1931. It has also been known as the Kinnickinnic River Pumping Station.

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Reference excerpt

The Milwaukee Fire Department High Pressure Pumping Station, at 2011 South 1st Street in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was built in 1931. It has also been known as the Kinnickinnic River Pumping Station. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981 and the building was demolished in 2018. It was delisted in 2024.

History The building was built to replace the function of Milwaukee Fire Department Fireboat No. 17 in the area around the pumping station, which was an area of heavy industry and where streets, railway tracks, bridges and the Kinnickinnic River crossed multiple times. It provided assurance that high pressure water could be supplied to fight fires in the area, and required a six-man crew rather than the 16-man crew required to man the fireboat. The station's 600 h.p. Allis-Chalmers three-stage centrifugal M-i type pumps delivered water at pressures on the order of 475 pounds per square inch through special mains 12 to 20 inches in diameter, as compared to a conventional city water system which delivers no more than 80 pounds per square inch and then requires pumps on fire trucks to shoot the water high onto buildings. This was the only such station built in Milwaukee. As the city water system improved and the Great Depression weakened industry in the area, the need for the special station decreased and it was closed in 1950.

Demolishment Horny Goat Brewing Company had operated a brewpub in the building from 2009 until 2015 when they listed the property for sale. Michels Corporation acquired the site for $3.6 million in April 2017. Michels applied to demolish the building one year later in April 2018. The company and City of Milwaukee officials announced a $100 million Harbor District development for the six-acre site. Because the building was not locally designated as a historic structure, no hearing was required before the Historic Preservation Commission.

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Example 1 — a first encounter with Milwaukee Fire Department High Pressure Pumping Station

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Example 2 — changing one variable

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

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Applications of Milwaukee Fire Department High Pressure Pumping Station

In research: Milwaukee Fire Department High Pressure Pumping Station appears in engineering research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Milwaukee Fire Department High Pressure Pumping Station in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Milwaukee Fire Department High Pressure Pumping Station is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Buildings and structures completed in 1931, Former National Register of Historic Places in Wisconsin, Gothic Revival architecture in Wisconsin, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Milwaukee Fire Department High Pressure Pumping Station outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

What is Milwaukee Fire Department High Pressure Pumping Station in simple terms?

The Milwaukee Fire Department High Pressure Pumping Station, at 2011 South 1st Street in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was built in 1931. It has also been known as the Kinnickinnic River Pumping Station.

Why does Milwaukee Fire Department High Pressure Pumping Station matter?

Because it connects several engineering ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Milwaukee Fire Department High Pressure Pumping Station?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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