Allendale-Lakeside in Shreveport in Caddo Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

McNeill St. Pump Station

Historic Site

— Shreveport —

McNeil St. Pump Station Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, August 30, 2019

1. McNeil St. Pump Station Marker

Inscription. Built 1887 as city's first waterworks. Contains original equipment in working order. Only example of its sort remaining in the United States of America, according to Smithsonian Institution. Declared a National Landmark in 1982.

Erected by The Shreveport-Bossier Convention and Tourist Bureau.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Landmarks. In addition, it is included in the ASCE Civil Engineering Landmarks, and the National Historic Landmarks series lists.

Location. 32° 31.037′ N, 93° 45.544′ W. Marker is in Shreveport, Louisiana, in Caddo Parish. It is in Allendale-Lakeside. It is on North Common Street half a mile north of Caddo Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 142 North Common Street, Shreveport LA 71101, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in North Louisiana.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Piney Woods.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Confederate Navy Yard (approx. 0.4 miles away); Cross Bayou (approx. 0.4 miles away); First Commercial Use of Natural Gas in Louisiana (approx. 0.4 miles away); Mr. Brooks (approx. half a mile away); Pike Hall, Jr. Courthouse (approx. half a mile away); Holy Trinity Catholic Church

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(approx. half a mile away); Pro Deo et Patria (approx. half a mile away); Downtown YMCA (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Shreveport.

More about this marker. Site is a now a free museum. Very informative and a must see if in area.

Also see . . . Museum Website. (Submitted on September 27, 2019, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.)

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, August 30, 2019

2. McNeil St. Pump Station Marker

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, August 30, 2019

3. McNeil St. Pump Station Marker

National Historic Landmark plaque image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, August 30, 2019

4. National Historic Landmark plaque

Shreveport Waterworks Pumping Station
has been designated a
National Historic Landmark
This site posses National significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America.
1983
National Park Service
United States Department of the Interior

National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark plaque image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, August 30, 2019

5. National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark plaque

Last operating steam-powered water equipment used in U.S. Provided 106 years of water treatment for Shreveport.
Completed 1887 Commemorated 1999.

Indoor Marker Wall image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, August 30, 2019

6. Indoor Marker Wall

Includes chronological history of station.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 27, 2019, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 405 times since then and 21 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on September 27, 2019, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.