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Fairmount Water Works: The Surprising History of an American Landmark

Map Lovers’ Monday: Schuylkill River from Wissahickon Creek to Norristown, 1913

High Water: Flooding in Philadelphia

Frank Leslie's Illustrated Weekly, 1869, Schuylkill flood, 1869

Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper, Schuylkill Flood 1869

The Day Fairmount Dam Vanished