Topics Philadelphia before 1800

Upcoming events with Adam Levine, WHPHL Webmaster

Annual reports and other documents relating to Philadelphia’s water supply system, 1796-1992

Scenes on the Wissahickon

Scenes on the Wissahickon Creek (Picturesque America)

Plan of Philadelphia, John Hills, May 30, 1796

Plan of Philadelphia, John Hills, 1796

Map Showing Districts, Boroughs & Townships Incorporated in Consolidation of Philadelphia in 1854

History of Belfield (1934)

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

Frankford Creek Watershed: A historical overview of the Philadelphia section

Frankford Creek Watershed Historical Timeline

Color image of a grassy field with trees and buildings surrounding it and white lines drawn on the grass mimicking the path of a creek.

Drawing Dock Creek

Overbrook, as it was. A brief history of the Overbrook neighborhood of Philadelphia, focusing on changes in the natural landscape.

A Tour of Philadelphia’s Delaware River Waterfront in 1876

Smith’s and Windmill Islands