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Through an extensive inventory including artifacts from the Schuylkill Navigation Company and the Hiester Boatyard, the C. Howard Hiester Canal Center presents a coherent story of canal transportation. It displays this country's early growth and specifically the important contribution the canal system made to the history of Berks County. Canals ...
Jun 24, 2015 · A memorial to some of the victims is on-site near the museum. Contact Ron Devlin: 610-698-8035 or rdevlin@readingeagle.com. Canal museum and history. Where: Berks County Heritage Center, 1102 Red ...
- Ron Devlin
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...
1102 Red Bridge Road, Reading PA, 19605. Directions: The Heritage Center is located adjacent to Penn State Berks/Lehigh Campus off of Broadcasting Road. (610) 374-8839. Official Website. Operating Hours. Open from May 1 through the last Sunday in October; Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m.- 4 p.m. and Sunday 12-5 p.m; Closed Mondays
Museum 940 Centre Ave, Reading, PA 19601. Research Library & Parking Lot 160 Spring Street, Reading, PA 19601 Phone: (610) 375-4375
Sep 23, 2021 · The Schuylkill Canal was completed in 1825, and the entire route from Philadelphia to Middletown by way of Reading was operational by 1828. The Schuylkill Canal, which ran along the eastern bank of the river, was enlarged to hold larger vessels in 1832 and again in 1846, and proved an invaluable asset to the Borough’s manufacturing interests.
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. Chartered in 1815, the navigation opened in 1825, to provide transportation and water power.
