Fricks Locks Historic District
Fricks Locks Historic District or more simply Frick's Lock is an abandoned village, along the also abandoned Schuylkill Canal, in the northeast portion of East Coventry Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: human settlement in Pennsylvania, United States of America
- Also known as: “Fricks Lock”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Limerick Generating Station and Philadelphia Premium Outlets.
Limerick Generating Station
Power station
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The Limerick Generating Station, branded as the Limerick Clean Energy Center, is a nuclear power plant located next to the Schuylkill River in Limerick Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, approximately 29 miles northwest of Center City, Philadelphia.
Philadelphia Premium Outlets
Shopping center
The Philadelphia Premium Outlets is a 553,000-square-foot open-air outlet mall located in Limerick Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, 35 miles northwest of Philadelphia. Philadelphia Premium Outlets is situated 1½ miles northeast of Fricks Locks Historic District.
Pottstown Limerick Airport
Aerodrome
Heritage Field is a public use airport in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located three nautical miles east of Pottstown, in Limerick Township. Pottstown Limerick Airport is situated 2½ miles northeast of Fricks Locks Historic District.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sanatoga and Linfield.
Sanatoga
Village
Sanatoga is a community and census-designated place that is located in Lower Pottsgrove Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is situated immediately east of the borough of Pottstown on U.S. Route 422. Sanatoga is situated 1½ miles north of Fricks Locks Historic District.
Linfield
Village
Linfield is an unincorporated village, part of Limerick Township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located approximately 35 miles northwest of Philadelphia, along the Schuylkill River. Linfield is situated 1½ miles southeast of Fricks Locks Historic District.
Parker Ford
Hamlet
Parker Ford is an unincorporated community in East Coventry Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. Maps show it at the intersection of Pennsylvania Route 724 and Bethel Church Road/Linfield Road. Parker Ford is situated 1½ miles south of Fricks Locks Historic District.
Fricks Locks Historic District
- Categories: ghost town and locality
- Location: East Coventry Township, Chester County, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.22232° or 40° 13′ 20″ northLongitude
-75.59546° or 75° 35′ 44″ westElevation
131 feet (40 metres)Open location code
87G66CC3+WROpenStreetMap ID
node 158279983OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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In Other Languages
“Fricks Locks Historic District” goes by many names.
- French: “Fricks Locks Historic District”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as The Villas at Linfield and Terrace Hill.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Frick’s Lock Trailhead and Linfield Preserve.
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