Philadelphian Merchants By: Alice Goldsberry, Megan Grehl, & Rebecca Moy

Question: How does a specific occupation affect locational distribution over the course of a century?

Importance of Water and Distribution

Methods of Research We looked through city directories, direct tax records, and fire insurance records We identified the merchants Found where in Philadelphia they resided We looked up old Philadelphia maps to identify roads and locations that do not exist anymore We looked through city directories, direct tax records, and fire insurance records We identified the merchants Found where in Philadelphia they resided We looked up old Philadelphia maps to identify roads and locations that do not exist anymore

What We Found

Problems With Our Research Difficult to identify streets that have been renamed Lacking information about specific merchants Information is not consistent over time Unsure of time period tenants occupied residence Difficult to identify streets that have been renamed Lacking information about specific merchants Information is not consistent over time Unsure of time period tenants occupied residence