Conshohocken in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Conshohocken Trailhead
Schuylkill River Trail, Montgomery County
Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education
Founded in 1965, The Schuylkill Center is one of the first urban environmental education centers in the country, envisioned as an "island of green" where city dwellers could experience and learn about the natural world. The Schuylkill Center promotes, through environmental education, the preservation and improvement of our natural environment by: fostering appreciation, understanding and responsible use of ecosystem; disseminating information on current environmental issues; encouraging appropriate public response to environmental problems and maintaining the facilities of The Schuylkill Center, conserving its land for the purpose of environmental education. Further information can be obtained by contacting them on (215) 482-7300 or www.schuylkillcenter.org
Erected by DCNR; National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior; William Penn Foundation. (Marker Number 203.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Environment • Natural Resources • Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical year for this entry is 1965.
Location. 40° 4.323′
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Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania and in Greater Philadelphia. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. 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: Edward Hector (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Battery C, 166th Field Artillery (approx. Ό mile away); Veterans Memorial (approx. Ό mile away); St. Matthew Parish School Name Stone (approx. Ό mile away); West Conshohocken Veteran Memorial (approx. Ό mile away); Honor Roll (approx. 0.3 miles away); Site of the Whitton / Miraglia House (approx. half a mile away); In Memory (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Conshohocken.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 3, 2026. It was originally submitted on November 21, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 378 times since then and 28 times this year. Last updated on April 3, 2026, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 21, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
