From Marsh to Solid Ground

From Marsh to Solid Ground (HM18D8)

Location: Philadelphia, PA 19153 Philadelphia County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 52.567', W 75° 12.733'

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In 1771 the British army built Fort Mifflin on the southern tip of marshy Mud Island. The process of draining the island began with this construction. Over the next century the waterways between Mud and the other islands were gradually filled in by people and tidal silt.

Farms were established on higher ground. People dammed streams and drained meadows for fields and grazing. They built dikes to keep the tide from flooding their new pastures. The waterways filled in and became solid ground.

An Island of Green
As Philadelphia grew and prospered, it became the "world's workshop" in the 19th and 20th centuries. Industry eventually surrounded Fort Mifflin.

Today, the fort is an island of green in the midst of an urban industrial complex. Fort Mifflin forms a valuable link in a chain of green spaces along the Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers that is essential in supporting and nurturing the region's wildlife.
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HM NumberHM18D8
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Date Added Tuesday, September 16th, 2014 at 2:24pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 481852 N 4414029
Decimal Degrees39.87611667, -75.21221667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 52.567', W 75° 12.733'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 52' 34.02" N, 75° 12' 43.98" W
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Area Code(s)215
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 301-399 Fort Mifflin Rd, Philadelphia PA 19153, US
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