Topics Philadelphia before 1800

Benjamin Henry Latrobe, portrait by Filippo Costaggini, 1880

Centre Square Water Works, Latrobe Plans, 1799

The Centre Square Works, 1801

Native American Heritage Day

Black-and-white photograph depicts a large brick sewer tube lying on a barren landscape

Streams, islands, and ferries of early 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)

Dock Creek and Blue Anchor Inn

Penn Landing at Blue Anchor, from Watson’s Annals

Delaware Caves

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