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

2008 map showing historic Dock Creek with adjacent historical features

Map of Historic Dock Creek

Colored ink drawing showing drainage areas and sewer inlets in Philaelphia in the early 19th century

Drainage area plan, early 19th century

Pen-and-ink drawing depicting the plan for stormwater regulation of Sassafras (Race) Street in Philadelphia in 1819

Sassafras (Race) Street Survey, 1819

1848 Pine Street sewer plan showing an outlet into the Delaware River

Pine Street sewer plan, 1848

1779 Philadelphia map

1779 Revolutionary War-era map of Philadelphia and environs

Journey of your Flush map

The Journey of Your Flush

International Exhibition situation plan, 1876

Centennial Exhibition situation plan, 1876

1914 map showing the plan for the collection and treatment of sewage in Philadelphia.

Plan for the Collection, Treatment and Disposal of Sewage, 1914