Philadelphian MerchantsPhiladelphian Merchants

By: Alice Goldsberry, Megan Grehl, & Rebecca Moy

By: Alice Goldsberry, Megan Grehl, & Rebecca Moy

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

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

Importance of Water and Distribution

Importance of Water and Distribution

Methods of ResearchMethods 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 FoundWhat We Found

Problems With Our Research

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