The Great Horse Manure Crisis of 1894
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CITIES COVERED IN MANURE


"New York’s troubles were not New York’s alone."       
                                               -Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 2009


Seattle

New York

Los Angeles


"In 50 years, every street in London will be buried under nine feet of manure."                                     -The London Times, 1894


Sydney

London

San Francisco


"The 6,600 horses in Chicago service left huge piles of manure and 
puddles of urine."            -Cate Rushton, University of Utah


Chicago

Detroit

Philadelphia

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