Topics Water Supply

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

Water Bureau Newspaper Scrapbook, 1942-1952

Map Lovers’ Monday: AQUA, in the beginning

Water supply survey: Sanitary inspection of tributaries north of Philadelphia, 1884

History of Water in Roxborough: A talk by Adam Levine

Rebirth of the Rivers: Water History Video 3

Map Lover’s Monday: Looking for Cleaner Water