Indoor Plumbing

In 1889–90 the Knoxville Register reported that the university had a complete system of drains and sewers. It also reported that a system of underground cisterns that collected the rain from slate roofs “supplies the purest drinking water.”

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  • Title Indoor Plumbing
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  • Keywords Indoor Plumbing
  • Website Name Volopedia
  • Publisher University of Tennessee Libraries
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  • Access Date July 23, 2025
  • Original Published Date
  • Date of Last Update October 8, 2018