Schuylkill Haven in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Schuylkill Navigation Company
Schuylkill Haven Heritage Trail
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., November 12, 2024
1. Schuylkill Navigation Company Marker
This circa 1883 image gives a nice overview of the Schuylkill Canal in this area. This view is looking south from Coal Street, which is several hundred yards behind where you are standing. Canal boats fill the water along the towpath, moored two by two, as was normal. On the right are the coal docks and wharves. The bridge at Broadway is visible as is the church to the left of the bridge, occupied by Saint Ambrose Catholic Church at that time.
Borough Map [and] Heritage Trail [key]
Erected by Schuylkill River Heritage Towns & Tours, Schuylkill Haven Borough, and Our Haven Foundation. (Marker Number 16.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania, Schuylkill Haven Heritage Trail series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1883.
Location. 40° 37.978′ N, 76° 10.465′ W. Marker is in Schuylkill Haven, Pennsylvania, in Schuylkill County. It is on Fritz Reed Avenue west of Dock Street, on the left when traveling west. Marker is near the entrance to Island Park. 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: McWilliams Bridge (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Irish Flat (about 500 feet away); Jerusalem Evangelical Lutheran Church Labyrinth (about 600 feet away); Dock Street (about 700 feet away); Schuylkill Haven High School (approx. 0.2 miles away); Electric Light Plant (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Dock Street (approx. 0.2 miles away); East Main Street (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Schuylkill Haven.
Also see . . . Schuylkill Canal. (Submitted on November 14, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Credits. This page was last revised on November 14, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 14, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 138 times since then and 12 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on November 14, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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