The Minne Lusa Pumping Station was located along John J. Pershing Drive in the Florence neighborhood of

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. The station, which was surrounded by settling basins, was the main source for pumping, filtering, and distributing Missouri River water throughout the

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. The station was the namesake of the Minne Lusa neighborhood located immediately to the south.

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, the building was constructed at the

Florence Water Works The Florence Water Works is located along John J. Pershing Drive in the Florence neighborhood of Omaha, Nebraska. Home of the Minne Lusa Pumping Station, the Water Works has provided water throughout the city of Omaha since 1880. History The Flo ...

between 1888 and 1889. A large public opening was held August 1, 1889. The main pumping station was a massive building of Warrensburg sandstone with a central tower rising four stories over the arched entrance. The building housed the high service pump and huge boilers that filtered water flowed to the city water mains.Federal Writer's Project. (1939) ''Omaha: A Guide to the City and Environs.'' Omaha:

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. p. 244. The structure was 120 feet by 160 feet, and entirely illuminated by electric lights. The building was partially demolished and remodeled in the 1960s and is currently undergoing another renovation. The building continues to operate as the pump station for the Florence Water Treatment Plant and also houses the Metropolitan Utilities District (MUD) Heritage Room.

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"A History of the Florence Water Works and Minne Lusa Pumping Station"
by Adam Fletcher Sasse for NorthOmahaHistory.com.

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