The Water Supply of the City of Philadelphia, 1891
Gatehouse Plans
Work Title:
The Water Supply of the City of Philadelphia, 1891
Subtitle:
By a Proposed Aqueduct from Norristown Dam, and the Acquisition of the works of the Schuylkill Navigation Co.
Creator:
E F Smith, C.E.
Date:
1891
Description:
Proposal to provide drinking water from the Schuylkill River above Norristown to the City of Philadelphia. The plan proposed to use the storage capacity of the river's dams and the canals of the Schuylkill Navigation Company to ensure an adequate supply of water. The plan was never implemented.
The proposal includes a textual description of the plan, detailed maps of the entire Schuylkill River watershed, plans for the aqueduct and gate houses, designed by Philadelphia architect Frank Furness, and plans of the Schuylkill Navigation Co.'s canals, locks and dams from Tumbling Run to Norristown.
The proposal includes a textual description of the plan, detailed maps of the entire Schuylkill River watershed, plans for the aqueduct and gate houses, designed by Philadelphia architect Frank Furness, and plans of the Schuylkill Navigation Co.'s canals, locks and dams from Tumbling Run to Norristown.
Notes for this Image:
Plans and elevations of inlet and gate houses on the line of a proposed aqueduct for the water supply of the City of Philadelphia from Norristown Dam. Elevations by Furness, Evans and Co., Architects. Ground plans and section by E.F. Smith, C.E. May, 1891
Source:
Geography (this work):
Pennsylvania
Image File(s):
EFS1891.PhilaWaterSupply.009.Plans
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