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    The Fairmount Water Works in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was Philadelphia's second municipal waterworks. Designed in 1812 by Frederick Graff and built...
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    Valley Park part of Fairmount Park. Park properties include the Centennial Arboretum, a Horticulture Center, Fairmount Water Works, Memorial Hall (home...
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    January 30, 2018. "Fairmount Water Works: Our Story". Fairmount Water Works. Retrieved April 24, 2015. "About Philadelphia Water". City of Philadelphia...
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    1847) was an American hydraulic engineer who designed and built the Fairmount Water Works in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and unofficially invented the fire...
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    Schuylkill," cataracts submerged in 1822 by the Schuylkill Canal and Fairmount Water Works projects. East Falls sits next to the Germantown, Roxborough, Allegheny...
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    Philadelphia Aquarium (category East Fairmount Park)
    decommissioned Fairmount Water Works buildings from 1911 to 1962, as part of Fairmount Park. By 1909, Philadelphia’s Fairmount Water Works had been replaced...
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    National Historic Landmark for their architecture. As with the Fairmount Water Works of Philadelphia (designed 1812, built 1819–22), the industrial nature...
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    Boathouse Row (category East Fairmount Park)
    Pennsylvania, on the east bank of the Schuylkill River just north of the Fairmount Water Works and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. It consists of a row of fifteen...
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    National Historic Site Elfreth's Alley Fabric Workshop and Museum Fairmount Water Works Fort Mifflin Franklin Institute Germantown White House Glen Foerd...
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    these was the Fairmount Dam and Water Works at the foot of Fairmount Hill. Beginning in 1822, the Water Works used waterpower to pump water from the Schuylkill...
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  • American Water Works Association has designated American Water Landmarks since 1969. The following is the list of structures given the American Water Landmark...
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    the Fairmount Water Works were better-designed than those at Centre Square, they were still balky and costly to run, leading to a plan to use water power...
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    installed at the Fairmount Water Works in Philadelphia The Schuylkill Chained as originally installed at the Fairmount Water Works in Philadelphia "Detail...
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  • 19th century. Oakes was also instrumental in the design of the Fairmount Water Works in Philadelphia, and its original three waterwheels in particular...
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    in the United States, were partially constructed by him, and the Fairmount Water Works and dam at Philadelphia were erected in accordance with his plans...
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    Maxwell House Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site Elfreth's Alley Fairmount Water Works First Bank of the United States Fort Mifflin Franklin Court Friends...
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    River and contains a number of historic properties, such as the Fairmount Water Works. The park was listed as a historic district on the U.S. National...
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    Early concerns over water quality led to the creation of Fairmount Park in 1812. Protections came with the 1972 passing of the Clean Water Act, and the Schuylkill...
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    Fairmount is a town in Fairmount Township, Grant County in the east central part of the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 2,954 at the 2010 census...
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  • Kentucky. His designs for the Louisville Water Works may have been based on Philadelphia's Fairmount Water Works (1812). The design is described as being...
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    featured an auditorium and an assembly hall, and had its own refrigeration and water filtration plant. The interior features a globe chandelier in the lobby...
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  • Frederick Graff (1775–1847), hydraulic engineer, designer of the Fairmount Water Works George Rex Graham (1813–1894), Magazine editor and publisher Graham's...
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    Upstream Fairmount Water Works Dam MLK Drive Bridge Downstream Spring Garden Street Bridge...
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  • National Historic Site Elfreth's Alley Fabric Workshop and Museum Fairmount Water Works Fort Mifflin Franklin Institute Germantown White House Glen Foerd...
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  • River in Philadelphia's decommissioned Fairmount Water Works buildings from 1911 to 1962 as part of Fairmount Park. The Pier 54 Aquarium was opened by...
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    company Fire insurance company Labor union Medical school Mint Municipal water system Pediatric hospital Penitentiary Pharmacy school Post office Public...
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    Schuylkill River Trail (category East Fairmount Park)
    Azalea Garden behind the Philadelphia Museum of Art and next to the Fairmount Water Works. After passing under the Spring Garden Street Bridge and West River...
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    National Historic Site Elfreth's Alley Fabric Workshop and Museum Fairmount Water Works Fort Mifflin Franklin Institute Germantown White House Glen Foerd...
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  • / 39.969197; -75.185894 (Boathouse Row, Fairmount Rowing Association) January 5, 1984 Fairmount Water Works 620-90 Aquarium Dr 39°57′59″N 75°11′01″W...
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