Pickering Creek
Pickering Creek is a 15.3-mile-long tributary of the Schuylkill River in Chester County, Pennsylvania. Pickering Creek's source is located in Upper Uwchlan Township, close to the intersection of Pottstown Pike and Graphite Mine Road, near Eagle, Pennsylvania.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Colonial Theatre and American Treasure Tour.
Colonial Theatre
Movie theater
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The Colonial Theatre is located in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, at 227 Bridge Street. Built in 1903, the "Colonial Opera House" became a preeminent venue for movies, traveling shows and live entertainment throughout the 20th century.
American Treasure Tour
Museum
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The American Treasure Tour Museum is a tourist attraction established in 2010 and opened to the public for guided tours. Visitors travel through a large private collection that encompasses an eclectic variety of smaller collections. American Treasure Tour is situated 2 miles east of Pickering Creek.
Gay Street School
School building
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Gay Street School is a historic school building located in Phoenixville, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It has two sections. The older section, the west wing, was built in 1874, and is a two-story, brick structure.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Port Providence and Mont Clare.
Port Providence
Hamlet
Port Providence is an unincorporated village along the Schuylkill River in Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Originally known as Jacobs, then Lumberville, the village is located on one of the two remaining watered stretches of the Schuylkill Canal.
Mont Clare
Village
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Mont Clare is a village in Upper Providence Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The village is located on the left bank of the Schuylkill River opposite Phoenixville and Chester County.
Phoenixville
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Phoenixville is a borough of 17,000 people in Chester County, Pennsylvania. It is part of the Philadelphia Metro Area. Phoenixville used to be a beaten-down mill town, but its downtown has been revitalized by 10 craft breweries and a distillery.
Pickering Creek
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in the United States of America
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Chester County, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
“Pickering Creek” goes by many names.
- Venetian: “Pickering”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Pickering Creek Dam and Schuylkill Canal Park.
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