102:. More bridges followed: at Second Street in 1713, Third Street in 1740, and Walnut Street in 1767. In 1763, the creek's use as an open sewer led residents to describe it as "a Receptacle for the Carcasses of dead Dogs, and other Carrion, and Filth of various kinds, which laying exposed to the Sun and Air putrify and become extremely offensive and injurious to the Health of the Inhabitants." Increased development in the area led settlers to cover the creek above Second Street by 1769. By 1784, it was covered all the way to its outlet at the Delaware.
24:
110:
The mouth of the Dock had become known as "a foul place, especially when the tide was out." The stream became completely buried and served as a sewer for the neighborhood. By the 1840s, the sewer had become inadequate and frequently overflowed into the streets above. Investigators recommended that
126:
in the 1960s, new sewer lines were constructed in the area, and archaeologists investigated the former site of the city's main waterfront. An art project in 2008 through
Philadelphia's FringeArts Festival investigated the former course of Dock Creek between Third and Fifth streets, in what is now
85:
streets, after which it flowed south and east. At about Fourth and
Chestnut, it was joined by another small stream, Munday's Run. Dock Creek then ran southeast, where it was joined by the Little Dock Creek, and through the swamp to the Delaware River.
94:
Penn thought the mouth of the Dock a good site to dock ships, giving rise to the name. He declared that the area should be a harbor forever, but later inhabitants did not follow his plan. By 1704, a
81:, and early Philadelphians referred to it as "The Swamp". The creek's source was near present-day Eleventh Street between Arch and Race. It then flowed through a pond around present-day Fifth and
913:
825:
630:
918:
518:
903:
738:
743:
481:
861:
572:
128:
430:
851:
871:
609:
513:
417:
297:
577:
82:
748:
625:
474:
17:
846:
564:
559:
112:
42:
99:
390:
Topographical
Commissioners appointed by the Committee on Public Highways of the City of Philadelphia (1849).
777:
908:
782:
758:
733:
467:
649:
753:
675:
348:
325:
116:
856:
841:
659:
293:
369:
119:
was the city's primary's wholesale produce distribution center until its closure in 1959.
422:
Dock Street Sewer, Dock and Third
Streets vicinity, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, PA
115:
build a culvert under the streets to carry the stream, which they did. By the 1870s, the
391:
46:
38:
287:
897:
554:
123:
866:
490:
74:
70:
274:
654:
886:
Quadrants are divided along Fourth and Spruce streets. This list is incomplete.
402:
339:
Olton, Charles S. (January 1974). "Philadelphia's First
Environmental Crisis".
316:
Kite, Benjamin (1895). "Recollections of
Philadelphia near Seventy Years Ago".
95:
445:
432:
392:"Dock Creek Sewer in 1849: A report on its condition made to City Councils"
50:
421:
352:
329:
78:
23:
53:. The present-day Dock Street follows the lower course of the stream.
98:
was constructed near the mouth of the creek, the first bridge in the
66:
35:
22:
151:
149:
147:
145:
143:
49:. By 1820, the entire creek had been covered and converted to a
292:. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: University of Pennsylvania Press.
463:
459:
289:
185:
183:
212:
210:
279:. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: George W. Childs. 1879.
834:
818:
804:
795:
770:
726:
712:
703:
642:
618:
602:
593:
547:
533:
506:
497:
170:
168:
166:
164:
155:
27:
The former course of Dock Creek and its tributaries
914:Historic American Buildings Survey in Philadelphia
341:The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography
318:The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography
475:
77:. The area around the mouth of the creek was
8:
45:, United States. It was a tributary of the
801:
709:
599:
503:
482:
468:
460:
69:people, Dock Creek was near the center of
919:Subterranean rivers of the United States
41:much of what is now the eastern half of
240:
216:
139:
201:
862:Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial
573:Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial
252:
228:
189:
129:Independence National Historical Park
16:For the stream in West Virginia, see
7:
174:
418:Historic American Buildings Survey
14:
904:Tributaries of the Delaware River
763:Presbyterian Historical Society
680:Polish American Cultural Center
1:
578:Philadelphia Contributionship
669:Bathsheba's spring and bower
749:Mother Bethel A.M.E. Church
519:Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
935:
739:Congregation Kesher Israel
424:", 1 measured drawing
420:(HABS) No. PA-1072, "
18:Dock Creek (West Virginia)
15:
884:
847:New Market and Head House
560:Athenaeum of Philadelphia
113:Philadelphia City Council
73:'s initial settlement in
43:Center City, Philadelphia
872:Hill–Physick–Keith House
286:Cotter, John L. (1992).
744:B'nai Abraham Synagogue
626:Old St. Joseph's Church
401:Lutz, Winifred (2008).
156:Philadelphia Times 1889
783:Thomas Sully Residence
759:Old Pine Street Church
734:Society Hill Synagogue
100:colony of Pennsylvania
28:
672:Benjamin Loxley house
631:Old St. Mary's Church
276:Public Ledger Almanac
26:
582:Shippen-Wistar House
403:"Drawing Dock Creek"
370:"Our Hidden Streams"
650:Society Hill Towers
610:Korean War Memorial
540:Holy Trinity Church
526:The Magnolia Garden
446:39.9453°N 75.1434°W
442: /
192:, pp. 264–265.
106:Conversion to sewer
852:St. Peter's School
826:St. Peter's Church
754:Vilna Congregation
676:Dock Street Market
376:. August 11, 1889.
374:Philadelphia Times
117:Dock Street Market
29:
891:
890:
880:
879:
842:Head House Square
791:
790:
719:Starr Garden Park
699:
698:
692:John Penn's House
689:Davis-Lenox House
660:Dolley Todd House
635:St. Paul's Church
589:
588:
514:Washington Square
451:39.9453; -75.1434
926:
802:
710:
600:
504:
484:
477:
470:
461:
457:
456:
454:
453:
452:
447:
443:
440:
439:
438:
435:
406:
395:
377:
356:
333:
303:
280:
256:
250:
244:
238:
232:
226:
220:
214:
205:
199:
193:
187:
178:
172:
159:
153:
90:Colonial history
934:
933:
929:
928:
927:
925:
924:
923:
894:
893:
892:
887:
876:
857:Drinker's Court
835:Other landmarks
830:
814:
797:
787:
771:Other landmarks
766:
722:
705:
695:
643:Other landmarks
638:
614:
595:
585:
548:Other landmarks
543:
529:
523:The Rose Garden
499:
493:
488:
450:
448:
444:
441:
436:
433:
431:
429:
428:
414:
409:
400:
389:
380:
368:
359:
338:
315:
306:
300:
285:
273:
264:
259:
251:
247:
239:
235:
227:
223:
215:
208:
200:
196:
188:
181:
173:
162:
154:
141:
137:
108:
92:
59:
21:
12:
11:
5:
932:
930:
922:
921:
916:
911:
906:
896:
895:
889:
888:
885:
882:
881:
878:
877:
875:
874:
869:
864:
859:
854:
849:
844:
838:
836:
832:
831:
829:
828:
822:
820:
816:
815:
813:
812:
808:
806:
799:
793:
792:
789:
788:
786:
785:
780:
774:
772:
768:
767:
765:
764:
761:
756:
751:
746:
741:
736:
730:
728:
724:
723:
721:
720:
716:
714:
707:
701:
700:
697:
696:
694:
693:
690:
687:
684:
681:
678:
673:
670:
667:
662:
657:
652:
646:
644:
640:
639:
637:
636:
633:
628:
622:
620:
616:
615:
613:
612:
606:
604:
597:
591:
590:
587:
586:
584:
583:
580:
575:
570:
569:Dilworth House
567:
565:The Lippincott
562:
557:
551:
549:
545:
544:
542:
541:
537:
535:
531:
530:
528:
527:
524:
521:
516:
510:
508:
501:
495:
494:
489:
487:
486:
479:
472:
464:
426:
425:
413:
412:External links
410:
408:
407:
397:
396:
386:
379:
378:
365:
358:
357:
335:
334:
324:(2): 264–266.
312:
305:
304:
298:
282:
281:
270:
263:
260:
258:
257:
245:
243:, p. 236.
233:
221:
219:, p. 235.
206:
194:
179:
160:
138:
136:
133:
107:
104:
91:
88:
65:by the native
58:
55:
47:Delaware River
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
931:
920:
917:
915:
912:
910:
909:Former rivers
907:
905:
902:
901:
899:
883:
873:
870:
868:
865:
863:
860:
858:
855:
853:
850:
848:
845:
843:
840:
839:
837:
833:
827:
824:
823:
821:
819:Congregations
817:
811:Delancey Park
810:
809:
807:
803:
800:
794:
784:
781:
779:
778:McCall School
776:
775:
773:
769:
762:
760:
757:
755:
752:
750:
747:
745:
742:
740:
737:
735:
732:
731:
729:
727:Congregations
725:
718:
717:
715:
711:
708:
702:
691:
688:
685:
682:
679:
677:
674:
671:
668:
666:
663:
661:
658:
656:
653:
651:
648:
647:
645:
641:
634:
632:
629:
627:
624:
623:
621:
619:Congregations
617:
611:
608:
607:
605:
601:
598:
592:
581:
579:
576:
574:
571:
568:
566:
563:
561:
558:
556:
555:The St. James
553:
552:
550:
546:
539:
538:
536:
534:Congregations
532:
525:
522:
520:
517:
515:
512:
511:
509:
505:
502:
496:
492:
485:
480:
478:
473:
471:
466:
465:
462:
458:
455:
423:
419:
416:
415:
411:
404:
399:
398:
394:. Philly H2O.
393:
388:
387:
385:
384:
375:
371:
367:
366:
364:
363:
354:
350:
347:(1): 90–100.
346:
342:
337:
336:
331:
327:
323:
319:
314:
313:
311:
310:
301:
295:
291:
290:
284:
283:
278:
277:
272:
271:
269:
268:
261:
254:
249:
246:
242:
237:
234:
230:
225:
222:
218:
213:
211:
207:
204:, p. 92.
203:
198:
195:
191:
186:
184:
180:
176:
171:
169:
167:
165:
161:
157:
152:
150:
148:
146:
144:
140:
134:
132:
130:
125:
124:urban renewal
120:
118:
114:
105:
103:
101:
97:
89:
87:
84:
80:
76:
72:
68:
64:
56:
54:
52:
48:
44:
40:
37:
33:
25:
19:
867:Cassey House
686:Bell's Court
683:The Willings
664:
491:Society Hill
427:
382:
381:
373:
361:
360:
344:
340:
321:
317:
308:
307:
288:
275:
266:
265:
248:
236:
224:
197:
177:, p. 5.
121:
109:
93:
75:Philadelphia
71:William Penn
62:
60:
31:
30:
655:Powel House
449: /
241:Cotter 1992
217:Cotter 1992
898:Categories
665:Dock Creek
437:75°08′36″W
434:39°56′43″N
299:0812231422
262:References
202:Olton 1974
96:drawbridge
63:Cooconocon
32:Dock Creek
796:Southeast
704:Southwest
594:Northeast
498:Northwest
362:Newspaper
253:Lutz 2008
229:Topo 1849
190:Kite 1895
798:Quadrant
706:Quadrant
596:Quadrant
500:Quadrant
383:Websites
353:20090816
330:20083649
309:Articles
175:PLA 1879
39:draining
122:During
61:Called
351:
328:
296:
83:Market
79:marshy
67:Lenape
57:Course
36:stream
34:was a
805:Parks
713:Parks
603:Parks
507:Parks
349:JSTOR
326:JSTOR
267:Books
135:Notes
51:sewer
294:ISBN
131:.
900::
372:.
345:98
343:.
322:19
320:.
209:^
182:^
163:^
142:^
483:e
476:t
469:v
405:.
355:.
332:.
302:.
255:.
231:.
158:.
20:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
