Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center
The Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center provides a number of opportunities for group visits, tours and programs. Topics for adult and student groups include architecture, history and technology,...

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Heritage Area Designation and Its Impact on Quality of Life in the Schuylkill River Valley
A thesis in historic preservation (2006)which considers the Schuylkill River Valley National Heritage Area in a discussion of the "quality of life” indicators, specifically the concepts of sustainabil...

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Hopewell Furnace: A Pennsylvania Iron-making Plantation
Hopewell Furnace, now a national historic site, lies in a setting of forested hills and valleys along French Creek in Berks County in southeastern Pennsylvania. It provides a glimpse into the early da...

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The History of Philadelphia's Watersheds and Sewers
Compiled by Adam Levine ,Historical Consultant Philadelphia Water Department. "It has been my pleasurable challenge, as a consultant to the Philadelphia Water Department (PWD) since 1998, to try to p...

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The Schuylkill Navigation System Collection
The Schuylkill Navigation Company was incorporated in 1815 for the purpose of making the Schuylkill River navigable.The "canal" or navigation system was constructed between Port Carbon and Philadelphi...

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The Schuylkill River National & State Heritage Area
The Schuylkill River National & State Heritage Area celebrates the rich culture and history of the Schuylkill River watershed as one of America's most significant cultural and industrial regions. The...

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