Template:Did you know nominations/Richmond Tunnel

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The result was: promoted by SL93 talk 23:24, 16 April 2025 (UTC)

Richmond Tunnel

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• ... that before the Richmond Tunnel was completed, Staten Island was the only New York City borough without a direct tunnel to the city's water supply system? Source: McSheehy, S. S. (June 18, 1957). "Test Borings Planned for Aqueduct Under Bay Direct from Watershed". Staten Island Advance.
  • ALT1: ... that before the Richmond Tunnel was completed, Staten Island residents had to use water from siphons? Source: McSheehy, S. S. (June 18, 1957). "Test Borings Planned for Aqueduct Under Bay Direct from Watershed". Staten Island Advance.
  • ALT2: ... that rock from the excavation of the Richmond Tunnel was supposed to join two New York City islands, but this was not done because of the rock's poor quality? Source: Whitford, James (January 22, 1967). "City Keeps Plans Alive for Hoffman-Swinburne Link". Staten Island Advance.
  • ALT3: ... that over one million pounds of cement had to be used to seal a crack discovered during the construction of the Richmond Tunnel? Source: "Tunnel Shaft Delayed By Seepage". Staten Island Advance. February 14, 1963
  • ALT4: ... that workers tried to use a tunnel boring machine to excavate the Richmond Tunnel but only dug 600 feet (180 m) in two years? Source: "Sandhogs to Finish Tunnel". March 11, 1965. pp. 1, 2.
  • Reviewed: Capote Falls (1st of 2 QPQs)
  • Comment: Transpoman did all of the work for the article; I am merely nominating it. More hook ideas are welcomed.

Created by Transpoman (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 711 past nominations.

Epicgenius (talk) 00:39, 23 March 2025 (UTC).

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Looks good to me! While all are interesting, I'd say ALT1 or ALT0 are the most interesting. charlotte ^👸♥ 01:47, 24 March 2025 (UTC)