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

Dripps map of Frankford and vicinity, 1849

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

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

The Sad History of Frankford Creek

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Streams, islands, and ferries of early Philadelphia