Schuylkill Haven in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Pennsylvania Railroad Station
Schuylkill Haven Heritage Trail
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 13, 2023
1. Pennsylvania Railroad Station Marker
Looking east on Haven Street, this early twentieth century image presents a very different picture than today. The Pennsylvania Railroad station stood at this location, a two story structure, with the second floor used as a dwelling for the station agent. The first train on the Pennsylvania Railroad to pass through town was on November 15, 1886. Coal was unloaded from a chute on a siding to the rear of the station to supply the electric generating plant behind it with fuel.
Borough Map [and] Heritage Trail [key]
Erected by Schuylkill River Heritage Towns & Tours, Schuylkill Haven Borough, and Our Haven Foundation. (Marker Number N3.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Railroads & Streetcars. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania, Schuylkill Haven Heritage Trail series list. A significant historical date for this entry is November 15, 1886.
Location. 40° 38.189′ N, 76° 10.495′ W. Marker is in Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania, in Schuylkill County. It is at the intersection of Haven Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, on the left when traveling east on Haven Street. Touch for map. Marker
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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: Dock Street (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Electric Light Plant (about 600 feet away); Jerusalem Evangelical Lutheran Church Labyrinth (about 700 feet away); Union Traction Trolley Company (approx. 0.2 miles away); Schuylkill Navigation Company (approx. Ό mile away); Schuylkill Haven High School (approx. Ό mile away); McWilliams Bridge (approx. 0.3 miles away); Irish Flat (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Schuylkill Haven.
Also see . . . Schuylkill Haven History: Railroads.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 13, 2023
2. Pennsylvania Railroad Station Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on September 20, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 20, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 205 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 20, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
