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Petrodelphia: America's first petrochemical corridor
- Format:
- Website/Database
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--South Philadelphia.
- Pennsylvania--Schuylkill River Watershed.
- Fossil fuels--Environmental aspects.
- Petroleum chemicals industry.
- Historical geographic information systems.
- Genre:
- History
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource color
- Continuously updated
- Place of Publication:
- [Philadelphia, Pennsylvania] [University of Pennsylvania Libraries]
- Summary:
- "An educational website about the history of the South Philadelphia refinery complex and the changing landscapes of the lower Schuylkill River"-- Home page
- Petrodelphia: America’s First Petrochemical Corridor outlines the long history of the city’s relation with the fossil fuel industry and the complex interplay of this history with the built and natural environments of the city. The project is a collection of archival resources, contextualizing scholarship, media, and interactive tools that are intended to invite renewed engagement by students, scholars, educators, policymakers, and the public with a complicated aspect of Philadelphia’s rich history
- Notes:
- Online resource; title from home page (viewed October 9, 2025)
- OCLC:
- 1544790315
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