The Schuylkill Canal, or Schuylkill Navigation, was a system of interconnected canals and slack-water pools along the Schuylkill River in the U.S. state...
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via the Schuylkill Canal in 1825, followed by the construction of the Reading Railroad Main Line in 1838 and the Pennsylvania Railroad Schuylkill Branch...
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Schuylkill County (/ˈskuːlkɪl/, locally /-kəl/; Pennsylvania Dutch: Schulkill Kaundi) is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census...
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along the Schuylkill River, for which it is named. Schuylkill Haven is a focal point of activity in southern Schuylkill County. Schuylkill Haven is located...
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National Historic Landmark. The idea of uniting the Schuylkill and Susquehanna rivers by a canal was first proposed and discussed by William Penn in 1690...
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the present township boundaries. The Schuylkill Canal was built to help navigate past rapids on the Schuylkill River between Norristown and Pottstown...
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the major canals Lehigh, Schuylkill, and Delaware & Hudson in addition to smaller ones such as the Delaware Division and Morris Canals, canal companies...
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Schuylkill may refer to: Schuylkill, Philadelphia, neighborhood in South Philadelphia Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania Schuylkill Expressway, portion of...
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The Schuylkill Canal Association (SCA) is a non-governmental organization that maintains the Oakes Reach and Lock #60 of the Schuylkill Canal as a public...
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Hudson Canal – Another early built coal canal as the American canal age began; contemporary with the Lehigh and the Schuylkill navigations. Lehigh Canal –...
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