Topics Streams & Rivers

Philadelphia harbor and rivers chart with points of interest

Map of Philadelphia Harbor, Delaware and Schuylkill, 1912

Schuylkill River from below the South Street Bridge, 1873

Philadelphia from Belmont, West Park (Picturesque America)

Chestnut Street Bridge, on the Schuylkill River (Picturesque America)

Schuylkill River from below the South Street Bridge, 1873

Plan of Philadelphia, John Hills, May 30, 1796

Plan of Philadelphia, John Hills, 1796

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

Schuylkill River Harbor Police Report, 1884

Black-and-white image of a creek with people around it and a large building behind it

Dock Creek Sewer in 1849: A report on its condition made to City Councils

Visions of the Schuylkill, 1884 and Now

Centre Square Water System

Centre Square Water Works, Drawings of Intake Basin