High Water: An Informal History of Flooding in Philadelphia
Date:Tuesday, April 18, 2023
Time:7:00pm—8:30pm
Location: Venice Island Performing Arts & Recreation Center
Admission: FREE
When a city is built along a river—and Philadelphia is wedged between two, the Schuylkill and the Delaware—floods are an inevitable occurrence, with sometimes tragic consequences. In this illustrated talk, environmental historian Adam Levine will talk about some of the worst floods ever to hit Philadelphia, beginning in the early 1800s and ending up with […]
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