Topics Landscape Changes

Still on the Map: Poquessing Creek and its Tributaries

Sandy Run Watershed and the Holmesburg Water Works

Dripps map of Frankford and vicinity, 1849

Plans and maps of the Pennypack Creek Watershed in Philadelphia

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

Frankford Creek Watershed: A historical overview of the Philadelphia section

Report on channelization of Frankford Creek for flood control (1947)

Frankford Creek Watershed Historical Timeline

Down Under!

Black-and-white aerial photo of a creek bend with industrial buildings surrounding it

The Sad History of Frankford Creek

Image shows a black-and-white drawing of a creek with dotted lines indicating where changes will be made

“A Snake That Will Be Straightened Out,” map of Frankford Creek with proposed changes, 1949