Topics Water Supply

A Brief History of Water in Northwest Philadelphia

Fairmount Water Works and the Lemon Hill Observatory

Black-and-white image of an ornate white building on a riverbank with trees behind it

A new book, more than 40 years in the making, about an iconic Philadelphia building

Fairmount Water Works: The Surprising History of an American Landmark

Two views on the water supply, 1939

Philadelphia drinking water 90+ years ago

Fairmount Water Works in High Resolution

Ghosts of Water in Fairmount Park, Part 1, with Adam Levine

Water Department Newsletters, 1959-1997

Water Bureau Newspaper Scrapbook, 1942-1952

Map Lovers’ Monday: Circles of Destruction

Map Lovers’ Monday: Philadelphia Topography