Topics Streams & Rivers

Annual reports and other documents relating to Philadelphia’s water supply system, 1796-1992

Scenes on the Wissahickon

Scenes on the Wissahickon Creek (Picturesque America)

Plan of Philadelphia, John Hills, May 30, 1796

Plan of Philadelphia, John Hills, 1796

History of Belfield (1934)

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 brief history of the Overbrook neighborhood of Philadelphia, focusing on changes in the natural landscape.

A Tour of Philadelphia’s Delaware River Waterfront in 1876

Smith’s and Windmill Islands

The Schuylkill and Wissahickon banks in 1858

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

Glossary of Drainage Terms by C. Drew Brown