Subjects Reservoir

A large natural or man-made lake used as a water supply.

Black-and-white image of an ornate white building on a riverbank with trees behind it

A new book, more than 40 years in the making, about an iconic Philadelphia building

Fairmount Water Works: The Surprising History of an American Landmark

Repurposing Old Infrastructure: Water History Video 5

The Discovery Center: The creative reuse of an abandoned city reservoir

Fairmount Water Works (Picturesque America)

Birkinbine Schuylkill Hydrographical Survey 1861-66

Two reports on the state of the Schuylkill River, 1867

Upper Roxborough filter beds

Upper Roxborough filter beds under construction, July 1902