Neighborhoods Roxborough

A Brief History of Water in Northwest Philadelphia

Map of the County of Philadelphia from Actual Survey, 1839 (la000784a)

Map of the County of Philadelphia from Actual Survey, 1843

Upper Roxborough filter beds

Upper Roxborough filter beds under construction, July 1902

Two bottles of water from a river, one dark with pollution and one clear after filtration

Water Before and After Roxborough

1902 photo of Upper Roxborough Filter beds under construction

Upper Roxborough Filter Bed Construction, 1902