Topics Philadelphia before 1800

Annual reports and other documents relating to Philadelphia’s water supply system, 1796-1941

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

History of Belfield (1934)

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

A Tour of Philadelphia’s Delaware River Waterfront in 1876

Smith and Windmill Islands

Oak Lane Reservoir pipeline, 1904

The Water and Drainage History of Philadelphia

A black-and-white image of a small ship with white sails on a river in front of a landscape of trees and the riverbank

The Shield passing the site of Philadelphia (Watson’s Annals)

Penn's Treaty with the Lenape

Penn’s Treaty with the Indians (Watson’s Annals)

Penn landing at Chester

Penn landing at Chester (Watson’s Annals)

Delaware Caves

Caves and inhabitants on the Delaware River, Watson’s Annals