Schuylkill Haven in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Parkway North

Schuylkill Haven Heritage Trail

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 13, 2023

1. Parkway North Marker

Inscription.

Parkway was known as Canal Street when this circa 1908 photograph was taken. Many of the homes are still recognizable today. At this time, work had begun on reclamation of the canal bed in the foreground, for the purpose of establishing the grass covered "islands" we see today. The Schuylkill Canal passed here from Main Street on its way to the southern end of town

Borough Map [and] Heritage Trail [key]

Erected by Schuylkill River Heritage Towns & Tours, Schuylkill Haven Borough, and Our Haven Foundation. (Marker Number 7.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Roads & Vehicles • Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania, Schuylkill Haven Heritage Trail, and the Schuylkill Canal series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1908.

Location. 40° 37.598′ N, 76° 10.312′ W. Marker is in Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania, in Schuylkill County. It is at the intersection of Parkway (Pennsylvania Route 443) and Columbia Street ( Route 443), in the median on Parkway. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 120 Parkway, Schuylkill Haven PA 17972, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s Anthracite Coal Region.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker

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: Parkway South (a few steps from this marker); Reading Railroad Signal Tower (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Site of the Schuylkill Navigation Canal (about 400 feet away); War Memorial (about 400 feet away); Schuylkill Canal Lock No. 12 (about 500 feet away); Schuylkill Haven 1846 (about 600 feet away); St. John Street (about 600 feet away); Neptune (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Schuylkill Haven.

Parkway North and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 13, 2023

2. Parkway North and Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 19, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 19, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 244 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 19, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.