Fairmount Water Works
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Don.Morfe
N 39° 58.144 W 075° 11.077
18S E 484234 N 4424339
Centerpiece of Philadelphia's water system, 1815-1909
Waymark Code: WM12EC1
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 05/09/2020
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Fairmount Water Works-Centerpiece of Philadelphia's water system, 1815-1909. The neoclassical buildings, designed by Frederick Graff and Frederic Graff, Jr., concealed huge machines that pumped Schuylkill River water to a reservoir above, whence it flowed to the city. Power was originally supplied by Oliver Evans' high-pressure steam engine, the largest of its day. After 1821 the pumps were driven by breast wheels; after 1851, by turbines.
Marker Name: Fairmount Water Works
County: Philadelphia
Date Dedicated: 04/09/1997
Marker Type: Roadside
Location: At waterworks, corner of Waterworks Dr. & Kelly Dr., Philadelphia
Category: Buildings & Architecture, Business & Industry, Science & Medicine
Website: Not listed
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