Rivers & Creeks Schuylkill River

Fairmount Water Powered Works Expansion (1859 to 1861)

Fairmount Water Turbine Wheels (1851)

Fairmount Water Powered Water Works (1822)

Fairmount Steam Works (1815)

Benjamin Henry Latrobe, portrait by Filippo Costaggini, 1880

Centre Square Water Works, Latrobe Plans, 1799

The Centre Square Works, 1801

Gritty and the Phanatic in Ida’s Floodwaters

Centre Square Engine House, location of one of two steam engines used in the city’s original water system. Engraving by Birch.

Centre Square Engine House, ca. 1807

Plan of the City of Philadelphia and Adjoining Districts, 1830

Plan of the City of Philadelphia and Adjoining Districts, 1830

Map of Philadelphia showing Population in year 1920

Map of Philadelphia showing Population in year 1920

Map of the County of Philadelphia from Actual Survey, 1843

Outline Map of the County and City of Philadelphia and Vicinity (wd000516)

Outline Map of the County and City of Philadelphia and Vicinity, 1883