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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