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Historic resources from our archives - images, maps, documents, and more.

A Brief History of Water in Northwest Philadelphia

Houses on an abutment, from The Waffle

The Waffle: Water History Video 6

Photograph of Roberts Mill on Wingohocking Creek in Germantown, built in the late 17th century. (Photograph by J. C. Browne, 1871. Castner Collection/Free Library of Philadelphia)

Roberts Mill, Wingohocking Creek, 1871

Thomas Mill Covered Bridge on the Wissahickon

Thomas Mill Covered Bridge over Wissahickon Creek (Picturesque America)