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Nalbandian and Monalto Testimony

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1980s Oil Spills

Darby Creek Injuries

Corinthian Yacht Club

The Corinthian Yacht Club is the oldest yacht club still operating in Tinicum Township.

Hog Island

Separated from Tinicum Island by a backchannel of the Delaware River, Hog Island was used intermittently for agriculture until 1917. The U.S. government comissioned the construction of a shipyard on the swampy patch of land during World War I. The…

Governor Printz Park

Westinghouse Electrical Company

Delaware River Boat Accidents

Strong currents and unseen objects beneath the river's surface pose threats to both recreational and commercial boaters, with potential lethal consequences. Boats have sunk quickly, leaving even strong swimmers at risk of drowning in the river's…

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

The Philadelphia district USACE has a Field Office at the Fort Mifflin Distribution Center, just east of Tinicum Township.

2018 Pipeline Leak

Sunoco's 12-inch pipeline began leaking petroleum into Darby Creek near the Conrail bridge in mid-June, 2018. Booms were installed along the creek's northern shore to contain the spill. A third party investigation into the cause of the incident is…

2004 Oil Spill

Delaware River Swimming Dangers

Many residents of Tinicum are wary of the Delaware River's strong tidal currents. Even when the river's surface appears calm, tidal forces can overpower even a strong swimmer. Those who enter the water usually plan the course of the swim around the…

River Wildlife

From thriving freshwater tidal marsh to inhospitable oil-slicked mud, the ecosystems of the Delaware have occupied varying states of productivity over the history of Tinicum Township. By the 1970s, virtually nothing could survive the Delaware's…

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Advertising Essington

In 1890, The Philadelphia Record ran a series of advertisements promoting weekend excursions to Essington. Described as "the new commercial town on the Delaware," Essington was beginning to open up for residential purposes as quarantine operations…

Tinicum Fishing Company

The waterfront just upstream of Darby Creek provided for productive fishing, in part because of the protection offered by Little Tinicum Island. In 1959, a group of men from the surrounding area formed a commercial fishing enterprise, which was…

Essington Seaplane Base

Under the sponsorship of a few wealthy Philadelphians, the Lazaretto property in Essington was converted to a seaplane base in 1915. After World War I, Frank Mills, one of the original pilots at Essington, acquires a lease of the property and opens a…

Westinghouse Village

In 1918, when the Westinghouse Electric Corporation's new Essington plant came into operation, concern over employee welfare in industrial systems was coming into stride. The existing housing in Tinicum Township was hugely insufficient for the…

Nick Pagon + John Brady: Glen Foerd on the Delaware

Joanne Douglas

BEEN HERE: Community Narratives on Nature & Displacement

Meg Lemieur + Bri Barton: Waterways

Starr Herr-Cardillo