Poquessing Creek Park (Philadelphia, Pa.)
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 57 Collections and/or Records:
Fairmount Park Commission Administrative History
Collection
Identifier: FP.2010.001.002
Abstract
In the early part of the nineteenth century, Philadelphia City Council took action to protect the purity of public water. This involved the acquisition of property on the banks of the Schuylkill River in order to eliminate polluting waste that had previously been generated by various industrial sites along the river. The City’s newly acquired property was dedicated to the health and enjoyment of the citizens of Philadelphia, and became known as Fairmount Park. The Fairmount Park Commission...
Dates:
1860-2011
Plans for Poquessing Creek Trail: pedestrian bridge crossing (C-1); pedestrian bridge details (C-2); erosion and sediment control plan (C-4); erosion and sediment control details (C-5). [4 sheets], 2009 February 12
Item — Drawer M-8, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Collection includes maps, plans, and drawings related to recreational trail networks operated by the Philadelphia Parks and Recreation Department.
The collection contains a variety of document types, including surveys, master plans, construction documents, and landscaping plans. The bulk of the items in this collection range in date from 1994 to 2019.
Dates:
2009 February 12
Poquessing Creek, 1973
File — Drawer 6.5
Scope and Contents note
From the Collection:
This collection contains a multitude of images of the Fairmount Park system created between 1855 and 2012 in a variety of formats. The “Photographic prints” collection consists of primarily of 8 x 10 prints of various park features, such as historic houses, guard boxes, landscape, construction and demolition, although sizes and content does vary widely throughout. This collection is a combination of photos which are official documents of the Fairmount Park Commission, and...
Dates:
1973
Poquessing Creek Park, 10850 Academy Road: History - brief of title, images, memos, notes and reports, n.d.
File — Drawer 4-4
Dates:
n.d.
Poquessing Creek Park: Appraisal Poquessing Country Club, 1960 April 15
Item — Shelf Wooden 2
Dates:
1960 April 15
Poquessing Creek Park. Change of lot line plan for 3000 Meeting House Road, Parcel B. [1 sheet], 2011 September 20
Item — Drawer N3: Series 3, Folder: 3.1
Identifier: 3
Scope and Contents Note
From the Collection:
Of the 70+ parks within the Fairmount Park system, there is a disparate amount of material available in this collection. Major watershed parks (such as Fairmount Park and Wissahickon Park) are not covered in this collection, nor are significant indepedent parks such as FDR Park and Bartram's Garden. This collection is concentrated on neighborhood parks, particularly smaller parks and squares. Some parks are undocumented, or have only one or two related items, while other parks...
Dates:
2011 September 20
Poquessing Creek Park. City property, Academy Road and Torrey Road. [1 sheet], 1970 July 21
Item — Drawer N3: Series 3, Folder: 3.1
Identifier: 3
Scope and Contents Note
From the Collection:
Of the 70+ parks within the Fairmount Park system, there is a disparate amount of material available in this collection. Major watershed parks (such as Fairmount Park and Wissahickon Park) are not covered in this collection, nor are significant indepedent parks such as FDR Park and Bartram's Garden. This collection is concentrated on neighborhood parks, particularly smaller parks and squares. Some parks are undocumented, or have only one or two related items, while other parks...
Dates:
1970 July 21
Poquessing Creek Park: Environmental Study of the Poquessing Watershed, 1994 February
Item — Shelf 21
Dates:
1994 February