Topics Philadelphia before 1800

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

Plan of Philadelphia, John Hills, May 30, 1796

Plan of Philadelphia, John Hills, 1796

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 Tour of Philadelphia’s Delaware River Waterfront in 1876

Cobbs Creek: A Brief Historical Overview

Black-and-white image showing sewer outlet, retaining walls and body of water

Glossary of Drainage Terms

Centre Square Water System, Drawings of Intake Basin

Centre Square Water Works, Frederick Graff, Sr. Plans, 1799

Benjamin Henry Latrobe, portrait by Filippo Costaggini, 1880

Centre Square Water Works, Latrobe Plans, 1799