Looking Back

...about 100 years ago from this spot.

Though is is not done today, ice skating on the Brandywine River used to be quite popular. In this photo from about 1913, park visitors enjoy the ice with their dogs!

Photo

Skating on West Street Dam

Marker is at the intersection of South Park Drive and West Street, on the right when traveling west on South Park Drive.

Courtesy hmdb.org

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