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

1830 plan for the Pine Street Sewer

Plan of Pine Street Sewer, 1830

Mill Creek Sewer under construction. Several men standing beside a giant partially constructed sewer pipe.

Mill Creek Sewer under construction, 1883

1779 Philadelphia map

1779 Revolutionary War-era map of Philadelphia and environs

Color Diagram of Plan for the Collection, Purification and Disposal of the Sewage of the City of Philadelphia

Sewage collection and disposal plan

Plan for the Collection, Purification and Disposal of the Sewage of the City of Philadelphia, 1912