Fairmount Park Conservancy

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View of the Cliffside Paths

Women for the Water Works

Who We Are:

  • The Women for the Water Works is a committee of the Fairmount Park Conservancy that was founded in January of 2006.
  • The committee consists of approximately 115 civic-minded women who have committed to raising the necessary funds to finish Ernesta Ballard’s signature project, the South Gardens and Cliffside Paths at the Fairmount Water Works. For a full committee list please click here.
  • The exciting final phase of the Water Works project is the restoration of the North and South Cliffside Paths, the Mercury Pavilion and the Rustic Pavilion.
  • On May 2nd, 2008 the committee was honored by the Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia, which awarded the Women for the Water Works with a 2008 Community Action Award for commitment to the preservation of the Fairmount Water Works.

For more information:

On the history of the Water Works and the restoration campaign click here.

You can also visit the Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center inside the old Water Works engine house for fascinating exhibits on the importance of water and watersheds.