The Schuylkill Navigation Company maintained a system of canals, locks, dams and slackwater pools that followed the river from coal country in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania down to the Fairmount Dam and locks in Philadelphia. The system, built in the second decade of the 19th century, is now defunct, but pieces of its infrastructure still exist. […]
That “every picture tells a story” is an old cliché. But for me, after years of examining and cataloging thousands of photos as the archivist for the Philadelphia Water Department, I have found this cliché to be mostly true.
For Native American Heritage Day, we wanted to share this beautiful map featuring some of the natural features, plants, and animals important to the Lenni-Lenape Nations.
The 50th Anniversary of the Clean Water Act, and a video by Adam Levine highlighting the Rebirth of the Rivers.
PWD’s web editor wonders how he can solace himself with the amber.
A story for Friday the 13th about my close encounter with a demizen of the sewers.
A post to commememorate World Toilet Day.
Marking the 150th anniversary of the Schuylkill River’s worst-ever flood.