Schuylkill Canal
The Schuylkill Canal, or Schuylkill Navigation, was a system of interconnected canals and slack-water pools along the Schuylkill River in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, built as a commercial waterway in the early 19th-century.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Reservoir
- Description: historic canal along the Schuylkill River in Pennsylvania
- Also known as: “Schuylkill Navigation” and “Schuylkill Number 5”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Limerick Generating Station and Pottstown Limerick Airport.
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. Limerick Generating Station is situated 2 miles northwest of Schuylkill Canal.
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 north of Schuylkill Canal.
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 2 miles north of Schuylkill Canal.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Linfield and Parker Ford.
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.
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.
Royersford
Village
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Royersford is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States, 32 miles northwest of Philadelphia, on the Schuylkill River. Royersford is situated 2 miles southeast of Schuylkill Canal.
Schuylkill Canal
- Categories: canal, historic district, and body of water
- Location: Chester County, Philadelphia Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Japanese—“Schuylkill Canal” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “قناة شيلكيل”
- Japanese: “スクーカル運河”
- Japanese: “スクーキル運河”
- Japanese: “スクールキル・ナビゲーション”
- Japanese: “スクールキル運河”
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Localities in the Area
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Highlights include Vincent Dam and Sycamore Ridge Golf Course.
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