Watersheds Frankford Creek Watershed

Includes the upstream tributaries of Tacony and Tookany creeks, and the historic Rock Run and Wingohocking Creek

Map Lovers’ Monday: Topography of Philadelphia from 1863

History of Belfield (1934)

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

Frankford Creek Watershed Historical Timeline

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Filling Low Land: A Story of Ash-Dumping in the Wingohocking Creek Watershed

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The Sad History of Frankford Creek

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Streams, islands, and ferries of early Philadelphia