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Philadelphia and the Schuylkill River

Philadelphia and the Schuylkill River
Anthony Walmsley, 1994
* quotes from Charles Dickens, John P. Shelden, Frances Trollope and Mark Twain
* signs, sheep, locomotive, machines and tools, basket and barrel, buildings, maps, plants, food, benches with quotes
* An outdoor history exhibit with artistic elements funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Images and objects are cast from originals in the collections of the American Philosophical Society, the Franklin Institute, the Hagley Museum and Library, and the New Jersey State Museum.
* inscription:
benches:
"The Water Works...are no less Ornamental than Useful, being Tastefully Laid Out as a Public Garden..."
-Charles Dickens
"I Passed Along the Pavement by the Pump-House... I went in. I saw Immense Water-Wheels.."
-Mark Twain (1853) Missouri
"The Celebrated Works on the Schuylkill, by which the Water of the River is Raised ...are Beyond Praise"
-John P. Shelden (1825) Michigan
"But interesting[?] and Curious as this Machinery is, it is, In Truth, One of the Prettiest Spots the Eye can look upon."
-Frances Trollope (1830) England
* Water Works. Esplanade Walkway, Schuylkill Banks, North of the Spring Garden Bridge.
* 39.965325,-75.183450 [map] [nearby]
* On the Art Museum Grounds tour
* Exhibits: Mass Transit
* See also:
+Fairmount Water Works Esplande Walkway Exhibits: final report, 1994 at noaa.gov
+wikipedia.org's Charles Dickens page
+wikipedia.org's Frances Milton Trollope page
+wikipedia.org's Mark Twain page
+fairmountwaterworks.org