During the tour, PWD staff explained the history of the dam and canal and the project reconnecting it to the Schuylkill River. Ian McKane, Resident Engineer for the Flat Rock Dam project ...

The proposed Wissahickon Gateway would allow Schuylkill River Trail users a way to circumvent the busy nexus of roads around ...

It was clear in the early 1800s that Schuylkill County’s coal deposits were going to become big business. Investors like Stephen Girard, a Philadelphia banker and one of the richest men in the world, ...

The city has been awarded a more than $13 million federal grant to expand the Schuylkill River Trail. The city said the projects will help people without a car commute to jobs, reduce vehicle ...

A federal grant will fund two extensions of the Schuylkill River Trail, connecting the 16.8-mile path from Manayunk to Passyunk Avenue. The Department of Streets and the Schuylkill River ...

At the January 27 th SRPRA Board Meeting, Montgomery County Commissioner Thomas DiBello was selected to serve as Vice Chair ...

The Schuylkill Canal was only part of the 108-mile-long navigation system between Port Carbon and Philadelphia. The system, which utilized the Schuylkill River as well as the canal, took nine ...

For the next 40 or so years, until it was replaced by railroads, the system was the major artery for transporting coal mined in Schuylkill County to Philadelphia. Canal boat laden with anthracite coal ...