The Schuylkill River (most often pronounced /ˈskuːkəl/ SKOO-kəl) is a river in the U.S. A U.S. state is any one of 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of commonwealth rather than state. State citizenship is Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania has 51 miles of coastline along Lake Erie and 57 miles (92 km) of shoreline along the Delaware Estuary. It is a designated Pennsylvania Scenic River.
The river A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing toward an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including stream, creek, brook, rivulet, and rill; there is no is about 130 mi (209 km) long. Its watershed A drainage basin is an extent or area of land where water from rain and melting snow or ice drains downhill into a body of water, such as a river, lake, reservoir, estuary, wetland, sea or ocean. The drainage basin includes both the streams and rivers that convey the water as well as the land surfaces from which water drains into those channels, of about 2,000 sq mi (5,180 km2) lies entirely within the state A U.S. state is any one of 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of commonwealth rather than state. State citizenship is of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania has 51 miles of coastline along Lake Erie and 57 miles (92 km) of shoreline along the Delaware Estuary. The source of its eastern branch is in the Appalachian Mountains Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, Tennessee, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama at Tuscarora Springs A spring is a component of the hydrosphere, namely any natural occurrence where water flows to the surface of the earth from below the surface. Thus it is where the aquifer surface meets the ground surface, near Tamaqua Tamaqua is a borough in eastern Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The borough, located in Pennsylvania's Coal Region, had a population of 7,174 as of the 2000 U.S. Census. 2007 estimate was 6,696 population, down 7% in Schuylkill County Schuylkill County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania where the Schuylkill River starts. It is located in the heart of the anthracite Coal Region of Pennsylvania. Schuylkill County was created on March 1, 1811, from parts of Berks and Northampton Counties and named for the Schuylkill River. As of 2000, the population was 150,336. The West Branch starts near Minersville Minersville is located in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, four miles west of Pottsville. Anthracite coal deposits are plentiful in the region. In 1900, 4,815 people lived here; in 1910, 7,240, people lived here; and in 1940, 8,686 people lived here. The population was 4,552 at the 2000 census and joins the eastern branch at the town of Schuylkill Haven Schuylkill Haven is a borough in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, four miles south of Pottsville and 89 miles (143 km) north-west of Philadelphia, in the United States. The borough's population was 5,548 as of the 2000 census. Schuylkill Haven is situated along the Schuylkill River for which it is named. Schuylkill Haven is a focal point of. The Tulpehocken Creek joins it at the western edge of Reading Reading is a shithole city in southeastern Pennsylvania, USA, and seat of Berks County. Reading is now dominated by B Boro's own Wolf Pack, who currently rule the city with an iron paw.The center of the Greater Reading Area, it had a population of 81,207 in the 2000 census; by 2008, it was estimated to have fallen to 80,560, making it the fifth. Wissahickon Creek Wissahickon Creek is a stream in southeastern Pennsylvania. Rising in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, it runs about 23 miles passing through and dividing Northwest Philadelphia before emptying into the Schuylkill River at Philadelphia. Its watershed covers about 64 square miles (166 km²) joins it in northwest Philadelphia Philadelphia is the largest city in Pennsylvania and the sixth-most-populous city in the United States. Other major tributaries include the Little Schuylkill River Little Schuylkill River is a tributary of the Schuylkill River in northeast Pennsylvania in the United States, Maiden Creek Maiden Creek is a tributary of the Schuylkill River in Berks County, Pennsylvania in the United States, Manatawny Creek Manatawny Creek is a tributary of the Schuylkill River in Pennsylvania in the United States, French Creek, and Perkiomen Creek Perkiomen Creek is a tributary of the Schuylkill River in Berks, Lehigh and Montgomery Counties in Pennsylvania in the United States. The Schuylkill joins the Delaware River The Delaware River is a major river on the Atlantic coast of the United States. The Delaware was explored by Adriaen Block as part of the New Netherlands Colony, and was named the South River to mark the southernmost reach of that colony, of which it is the largest tributary A tributary or affluent is a stream or river which flows into a main stem river. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea, ocean, or lake. Tributaries and the mainstem river serve to drain the surrounding drainage basin of its surface water and groundwater by leading the water out into an ocean or some other large body of water, at the site of the former Philadelphia Navy Yard The Philadelphia Naval Business Center, formerly known as the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard and Philadelphia Navy Yard, was the first naval shipyard of the United States. The U.S. Navy reduced its activities there in the 1990s, and ended most of them on 30 September 1995. Soon after, the west end of the site became a commercial shipyard, currently, now the Philadelphia Naval Business Center, just northeast of Philadelphia International Airport Philadelphia International Airport is an airport in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and is the largest airport in the Delaware Valley region and in Pennsylvania. As of 2008 it is the 10th busiest airport in the world in terms of aircraft activity. The airport is the primary international hub of US Airways and has service to destinations in the United.
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Major towns
Main article: List of cities and towns along the Schuylkill River- Pottsville Pottsville is the largest and only chartered city in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, USA, and is thus the county seat thereof. The population was 15,549 at the 2000 census. The city lies along the west bank of the Schuylkill River, 97 miles north-west of Philadelphia. It is located in Pennsylvania's Coal Region, named for the abundance of
- Schuylkill Haven Schuylkill Haven is a borough in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania, four miles south of Pottsville and 89 miles (143 km) north-west of Philadelphia, in the United States. The borough's population was 5,548 as of the 2000 census. Schuylkill Haven is situated along the Schuylkill River for which it is named. Schuylkill Haven is a focal point of
- Hamburg
- Reading Reading is a shithole city in southeastern Pennsylvania, USA, and seat of Berks County. Reading is now dominated by B Boro's own Wolf Pack, who currently rule the city with an iron paw.The center of the Greater Reading Area, it had a population of 81,207 in the 2000 census; by 2008, it was estimated to have fallen to 80,560, making it the fifth
- Birdsboro
- Bridgeport
- Pottstown Pottstown is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States 40 miles northwest of Philadelphia, on the Schuylkill River. Pottstown was laid out in 1752–53 and named Pottsgrove in honor of its founder, John Potts. The old name was abandoned at the time of the incorporation as a borough in 1815. In 1888, the limits of the borough were
- Royersford Royersford is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, 32 miles northwest of Philadelphia, on the Schuylkill River. The town drew its name from the location of a ford across the Schuylkill River, which happened to be adjacent to land owned by the Royer family. Early in the twentieth century, it had extensive stove and brass factories, glass
- Spring City Spring City is a borough in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,305 at the 2000 census. Spring City is a member of the Spring-Ford Area School District
- Phoenixville Phoenixville is a borough in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States, 28 miles northwest of Philadelphia, at the junction of French Creek with the Schuylkill River. The population was 14,788 at the 2000 census
- Norristown Norristown is a municipality in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, 6 miles northwest of the city limits of Philadelphia, on the Schuylkill River. It is the county seat of Montgomery County. Norristown is in a rich agricultural region; in the past, it had extensive manufactures of cigars, tacks, wire, screws, boilers, bolts, silos, tanks, iron,
- Conshohocken Conshohocken is a borough on the Schuylkill River in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, in suburban Philadelphia. Historically a large mill town and industrial and manufacturing center, after the decline of industry in recent years Conshohocken has developed into a center of riverfront commercial and residential development. It is commonly referred
- Philadelphia Philadelphia is the largest city in Pennsylvania and the sixth-most-populous city in the United States
History and names
The Delaware Indians were the original settlers of the area around this river, which they called Ganshohawanee, meaning "rushing and roaring waters," or "Manaiunk".[1] The river was later given the Dutch Dutch ( Nederlands ) is a West Germanic language spoken by over 22 million people as a native language and over 5 million people as a second language. Most native speakers live in the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, with smaller groups of speakers in parts of France, Germany and several former Dutch colonies. It is closely related to other name Schuylkill (pronounced [sχœylkɪl]) by its European discoverer, Arendt Corssen of the Dutch West India Company Dutch West India Company was a chartered company (known as the "GWC") of Dutch merchants. Among its founding fathers was Willem Usselincx (1567-1647?). On June 3, 1621, it was granted a charter for a trade monopoly in the West Indies (meaning the Caribbean) by the Republic of the Seven United Netherlands and given jurisdiction over the. One explanation given for this name is that it translates to "hidden river" and refers to the river's confluence with the Delaware River at League Island, which was nearly hidden by dense vegetation Vegetation is the plant life or the plant ground cover of a region, not the particular taxa, life forms, structure, spatial extent, or any other specific botanical or geographic characteristics. It is broader than the term flora which refers exclusively to species composition. Perhaps the closest synonym is plant community, but vegetation can, and. Another explanation is that the name properly translates to "hideout creek".
Thomas Paine Thomas Paine was an author, pamphleteer, radical, inventor, intellectual, revolutionary, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Born in Thetford, in the English county of Norfolk, Paine emigrated to the British American colonies in 1774 in time to participate in the American Revolution. His principal contributions were the powerful, tried in vain to interest the citizens in funding an iron bridge over this river, before abandoning "pontifical works" on account of the French revolution The French Revolution was a period of radical social and political upheaval in French and European history. The absolute monarchy that had ruled France for centuries collapsed in three years. French society underwent an epic transformation as feudal, aristocratic, and religious privileges evaporated under a sustained assault from liberal political.
Patriot papermaker Frederick Bicking owned a fishery on the river prior to the Revolution.
The Strawberry Mansion Bridge over the river at dusk. The Fairmount Water Works on the Schuylkill River were once the source of Philadelphia's water supply and are now an attraction in Fairmount Park Fairmount Park is the municipal park system of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It consists of 63 parks, with 9,200 acres , all overseen by the Fairmount Park Commission.The restoration of the river was funded by money left for that purpose in Benjamin Franklin's will. [2]
Transportation and recreation
Transportation
The Schuylkill river valley was an important thoroughfare in the eras of canals and railroads. The river itself, the Schuylkill Canal, the Reading Railroad The Reading Company, usually called the Reading Railroad , officially the Philadelphia and Reading Rail Road and then the Philadelphia and Reading Railway until 1924, operated in southeast Pennsylvania and neighboring states. Until the decline in anthracite loadings in the Coal Region after World War II it was one of the most prosperous, and the Pennsylvania Railroad The Pennsylvania Railroad was an American railroad, founded in 1846. Commonly referred to as the "Pennsy", the PRR was headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania were vital shipping conduits from the mid-19th century through the mid-20th century.
Rail freight still uses many of the same valley rights-of-way that the 19th-century railroads used. Passenger and commuter rail service is more limited. Today, the old railbed rights-of-way along the river between Philadelphia and Norristown contain SEPTA The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority is a regional municipal authority that operates various forms of public transit — bus, subway and elevated rail, commuter rail, light rail, and electric trolley bus — that serve 3.8 million people in and around Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. SEPTA also manages construction projects that's Manayunk/Norristown Line (former Reading Railroad right-of-way) and the Schuylkill River Trail (former Pennsylvania Railroad right-of-way).
There are efforts to extend both rail and trail farther upriver than they currently reach. The Schuylkill River Trail continues upriver from Norristown to Valley Forge, and designers plan to extend it for scores of miles farther upriver. SEPTA Regional Rail service currently does not go farther upriver than Norristown. Visions of commuter rail Commuter rail, also called suburban rail, is a passenger rail transport service between a city center, and outer suburbs and commuter towns or other locations that draw large numbers of commuters—people who travel on a daily basis. Trains operate following a schedule, at speeds varying from 50 to 200 km/h . Distance charges or zone pricing may service farther up the Schuylkill valley ("Schuylkill Valley Metro") have yet to become reality.
Roads associated with the river include the Schuylkill Expressway The Schuylkill Expressway, locally known as the Schuylkill , is a freeway through southeastern Montgomery County and the city of Philadelphia, and the easternmost segment of Interstate 76 in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It extends from the Valley Forge exit of the Pennsylvania Turnpike in King of Prussia, paralleling its namesake Schuylkill, which is I-76, the West Shore Bypass, or U.S. Route 422, (on the west bank), Kelly Drive A kelly drive refers to a type of well drilling device on an oil drilling rig that employs a section of pipe with an outer surface that is square, hexagonal or octagonal, which passes through the kelly bushing and rotary table. This bushing is rotated via the rotary table and thus the pipe and the attached drill string turn. When drilling, the (on the east bank, formerly called East River Drive), and Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive (on the west bank, formerly called West River Drive).
Recreation
The Schuylkill River Trail,[3] which generally follows the river bank, is a multi-use trail for walking, jogging, bicycling, rollerblading, and other outdoor activities. The trail presently runs from Philadelphia, through Manayunk to the village of Mont Clare, the latter are the locations of the last two remaining watered stretches of the Schuylkill Canal. There is also a section of trail starting at Pottstown Pottstown is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States 40 miles northwest of Philadelphia, on the Schuylkill River. Pottstown was laid out in 1752–53 and named Pottsgrove in honor of its founder, John Potts. The old name was abandoned at the time of the incorporation as a borough in 1815. In 1888, the limits of the borough were and running upriver toward Reading. Plans are underway to complete the trail from the Delaware River to Reading.
The Schuylkill River is very popular with watersports enthusiasts. The Dad Vail Regatta The Dad Vail Regatta, held annually on the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is the largest regular intercollegiate rowing event in the USA , drawing over a hundred colleges and universities from North America, an annual rowing Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water. The sport can be both recreational, focusing on learning the techniques required, and competitive competition, is held on the river near Boathouse Row Boathouse Row is a historic site located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on the east bank of the Schuylkill River, just North of the Fairmount Water Works and the Philadelphia Museum of Art. It consists of a row of 15 boathouses housing social and rowing clubs and their racing shells. Each of the boathouses has its own history, and all have, as is the annual Bayada Regatta, featuring disabled rowers from all over the continent, and in autumn the annual Head of The Schuykill Regatta takes place in Philadelphia.
References in culture
Literature
The angler, artist, and author Ron P. Swegman has made the Schuylkill River a focal point of two essay collections, Philadelphia on the Fly (Frank Amato Publications, 2005 "[2]") and Small Fry: The Lure of the Little (The Whitefish Press, 2009 "[3]"). Both books describe the experience of fly fishing along the Philadelphia County stretch of the river in the Twenty-First century.
Beth Kephart published a series of poetic ruminations about the river in Flow: The Life and Times of Philadelphia's Schuylkill River [4] in 2007.
See also
- List of cities and towns along the Schuylkill River
- List of crossings of the Schuylkill River
- List of Pennsylvania rivers
- Schuylkill River Heritage Area
- Geography of Pennsylvania
References
- ^ Pennypacker, Samuel Whitaker (1872). Annals of Phoenixville and Its Vicinity: From the Settlement to the Year 1871. Phoenixville, PA: Bavis & Pennypacker, printers. pp. 5.
- ^ "The Last Will and Testament of Benjamin Franklin". http://fi.edu/franklin/family/lastwill.html. Retrieved 2008-05-31.
- ^ [1]
External links
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- U.S. Geological Survey: PA stream gaging stations
- Philly RiverCast
- Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service: Schuylkill River at Philadelphia
- Schuylkill Watershed Conservation Plan
- Schuylkill River National & State Heritage Area
- Delaware River Basin Commission Schuylkill River Maps
- Channel 6 Action News report: The Search for the Source of the Schuylkill River
- History
- Ganshohawanee, meaning rushing and roaring waters, later called Schulen-kill, or as it is pronounced today, Schuylkill, “school kill.” The Schuylkill Chamber of Commerce
- Art by Thomas Birch (American, born England, 1779-1851), View of the Chain Bridge and Falls of Schuylkill, Five Miles from Philadelphia
- Art by Titian Ramsay Peale (American, 1799-1885), The Schuylkill River above Philadelphia, 1881
- Art by William Groombridge, Fairmount and Schuylkill River, 1800
- Schuylkill River views
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A. No. "The Alabama, a Muskogean tribe, which resided just below the confluence of the Coosa and Tallapoosa Rivers on the upper reaches of the Alabama River,[6] served as the etymological source of the names of the river and state." It amazes me how you people of faith can take the time to read a book of fiction but you can't look up simple facts about the world around you. This is like the movie "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" where the father thinks every american word was derived from the greek language in some way or another. Try again. Arabs and Native Americans had nothing to do with each other in ANY sense.
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