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Because the Museum has its roots in the public school system, there is a rich tradition of using the collections for teaching and research. Every year, thousands of elementary and secondary school students from Berks County’s eighteen school districts visit the Museum. Recently, the Museum has extended its outreach to include both school and college...
While cycling, Manayunk can be a destination or an excellent resting point on the Philadelphia-to-Valley Forge section of the Schuylkill River Trail. A portion of the trail incorporates the Manayunk Towpath, which parallels the Canal and the Schuylkill River. Along the Towpath, visitors will find historical signage about the industrial heritage of Manayunk and its...
Lock 60 of the Schuylkill Canal is one of only two sections of the Schuylkill Navigation System that are still watered, and the only operating lock remaining on the Schuylkill River. The Canal provides great canoe and kayaking opportunities, and you can learn about canal history by visiting the Locktender’s House. Multiple trail connections, including...
Pleasure boats took people on excursions from Philadelphia to Reading, and in Port Providence and Mont Clare almost every back yard had a small dock in the canal for a canoe or rowboat. But about 1950 the dredging of a hundred years’ accumulation of coal silt from the Schuylkill began, and Oakes Reach became a mile shorter.
Operating Hours. Thursdays 9am-12 noon. Saturdays 10am- 2pm. Other times available by appointment. The Reading Area Firefighters Museum is committed to the preservation of the Liberty Fire Station, built in 1876, at S. 5th and Laurel Sts., Reading, PA. The building contains firefighting memorabilia, antique furnishings, and the John Wanamaker ...
9. Schuylkill Canal Park. Located at Mont Clare, near Phoenixville, 2.5 mile section of navigable canal includes Lock #60 and the 1836 Locktender's House (on the National Register of Historic Places). House and canal park maintained by Schuylkill Canal Association. (610-917-0021). 10. Allegheny Creek Aqueduct.
Birdsboro Trailhead is near Birdsboro’s V.F.W, just off Route 724 and next to the Hay Creek. Parking is available for approximately 5 vehicles at this location, and trail users can use spaces in the park across Rt. 724. Restaurants and other facilities are available nearby in Birdsboro. The route between Birdsboro and Gibraltar is currently...
