Fig. 4, 6,10, 21, & 22 - Blockley Alsmhouse Images

Fig 4. Drawing of the 1751 plat of the Blockley Township


 Fig 6. Drawing of the Blockley Almshouse Complex on the Schuylkill River


Fig 10/20. 1. The Blockley Almshouse Complex, superimposed on a modern map.  2 & 3. Were the cemeteries

Fig 21. Historic Plat Drawing of the Almshouse



Fig 22. A Drawing of the Blockley Almshouse

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