Aramingo Canal Site

Site Page Aramingo Canal Explore Aramingo Canal: Download Additional Reports The construction of the canal required the Gunner’s Run stream channel to be deepened and straightened, followed by the construction of wooden bulkheads and wharves along its shores. Originally intended to extend more than five miles inland, from the Delaware River to Frankford Creek, only

Dyottville Glass Works Site

Site Page Dyottville Glass Work Explore Dyottville Glass Work: Download Additional Reports The Dyottville study area conditions prior to the start of archaeological investigations were characterized by asphalt paving over Belgian block. Concrete paving related to early-twentieth-century rail lines was exposed beneath the Belgian block in the west half of the excavation area. Sections of

Remer

Site Page Remer/Shackamaxon 1 Explore Remer/Shackamaxon 1: Site History Summary This domestic site is named for the family that occupied this property in the late 1700s and early 1800s. The first member of the family to reside on the site was Matthew Remer (circa 1758–1804). Matthew’s father, Godfrey, immigrated to Philadelphia from Germany in the

Shackamaxon #2 Site

The Shackamaxon #2 Site was initially investigated in 2009–2011, with additional excavations in an associated portion of the site completed in 2014. The site was originally identified at the northeast corner of Columbia and Delaware Avenues, within the Kensington-Fishtown neighborhood; however, subsequent testing demonstrated that parts of the site extended under the highway into ground