Watering Committee to Water Department: History of Fairmount Water Works

Name: Watering Committee to Water Department: History of Fairmount Water Works
Start: 2025-12-06T10:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-12-06T11:30:00-05:00
Location: Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center

Saturday, December 6

10:00am—11:30am

Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center 640 Water Works Drive Philadelphia 19130

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Adults, College Students, Educators, High School Students, Middle School Students, Seniors

Tour

FREE, but pre-registration is required

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Join us for a guided interpretation of the 1815 engineering marvel that is the Fairmount Water Works, a National Historic Landmark. Find answers to questions on how the Water Department over centuries has provided water to the people of Philadelphia. We will explore what has been, and continues to be, a major tourist attraction exciting visitors such as Lafayette, Mark Twain and Charles Dickens. We will finish our tour inside viewing our exhibits and ending at our freshwater mussel lab.

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