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A Brief History of Water in Northwest Philadelphia

Houses on an abutment, from The Waffle

The Waffle: Water History Video 6

Sometimes the backside is the best side

The Manayunk Expressway

Black-and-white image showing a factory, smokestacks and smoke, and streets

Dobson’s Mill, 1884, from History of Philadelphia by Scharf & Wescott

Map showing the progression of the Battle of Germantown

Battle of Germantown map, 1777

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

Map of the County of Philadelphia from Actual Survey, 1843