Topics Streams & Rivers

Dripps map of Frankford and vicinity, 1849

Frankford borough map, 1845

Map of Frankford Borough, 1845

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

Frankford Creek Watershed: A historical overview of the Philadelphia section

Report on channelization of Frankford Creek for flood control (1947)

Frankford Creek Watershed Historical Timeline

Black and white photo of a man wearing a hat and standing on a bridge with his arm on a post

Two Frankford Creek Bridges, 1896-1899

Black and white photo showing a wooden truss bridge over a creek

1882 Report from the Army Corps of Engineers on Navigation in Frankford Creek, Philadelphia

Black-and-white aerial photo of a creek bend with industrial buildings surrounding it

The Sad History of Frankford Creek