Neighborhoods Northeast Philadelphia

Old News: Two unusual underground rescues

Sandy Run Watershed and the Holmesburg Water Works

Plans and maps of the Pennypack Creek Watershed in Philadelphia

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

Philadelphia’s Sewer Problem

Sewer systems, City of Philadelphia, 1927 and 1929

Black-and-white diagram showing streets and the Little Tacony Creek

Frankford Creek Watershed: A historical overview of the Philadelphia section

Frankford Creek Watershed Historical Timeline

Frankford Creek Watershed in the context of the development of Philadelphia’s sewers and sewage treatment system

Black and white photo of a man wearing a hat and standing on a bridge with his arm on a post

Two Frankford Creek Bridges, 1896-1899

Black and white photo showing a wooden truss bridge over a creek

1882 Report from the Army Corps of Engineers on Navigation in Frankford Creek, Philadelphia

Torresdale Water Works (1907)

Lardner’s Point Pumping Station (1902)