Watershed History: South Philadelphia Tidal Marshes
September 14, 2011 | Public Affairs
Most people don’t realize that much of the lower part of South Philadelphia was once covered by tidal marshes.
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We’ve Been Shad
July 12, 2011 | Public Affairs
Our post from earlier this month about American shad ascending the Schuylkill above Norristown for the first time in nearly 200 years contained a fish story of a different sort, as we mentioned that George Washington (pictured above, on the banks of some other river besides the Schuylkill) may have fed his troops Schuylkill shad during trying Revolutionary times.
Read More →A Century Of Water Filtration
June 30, 2011 | Matthew Fritch
This year marks the 100th anniversary of Philadelphia’s water filtration system, completed with the construction of the Queen Lane Filters in 1911.
Read More →That’s Why They Call It Brewerytown
June 8, 2011 | Matthew Fritch
Sold-out event tonight at the Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center: The Breweries of Brewerytown and Vicinity, a presentation by historian Rich Wagner.
Read More →Roxborough Water Works: A brief history of bringing water to Northwest Phila.
May 19, 2011 | Adam Levine
By the end of the 1850s, it was already apparent to Henry P.M. Birkinbine, chief engineer of the Philadelphia Water Department, that the northwestern section of the city—including Roxborough, Manayunk, and Chestnut Hill—would need to be served by its own water works.
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