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Fairmount Water Works Tours

Fairmount Water Works

Join the staff at the Fairmount Water Works for a guided interpretation of the 1815 engineering marvel that so impressed Lafayette on his Philadelphia visit. Selected tours will include excerpts from the extensive writings of both Lafayette and his secretary, Auguste Levasseur, about their experience at the site that has now been declared a National Historic Landmark.

Open to all, free admission.

Topic
History and Preservation