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A Connected View of the Whole
Internal Navigation of the United States – 1839
A brief history and description begins on page 108;
rates of toll for the year 1829 are on page 558.
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Acts of the Legislature of
Pennsylvania Relating to the Schuylkill Navigation
Company, Issue 4 – 1830
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Address of the President and
Managers of the Schuylkill Navigation Company – 1817
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Agreements of June 3, 1819,
July 20, 1820, & June 14, 1824 Between the
Mayor, Aldermen & Citizens of Philadelphia, and
the Schuylkill Navigation Company, Relative to the
Water Power, &c. at Fair Mount
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Allegheny Aqueduct
Historical Park 
A brief history and description of
the aqueduct. Current photo.
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Allegheny Aqueduct Historical
Park
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Allegheny Aqueduct Images
Historical paintings and
illustrations and current photos of the aqueduct.
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Along the Schuylkill River
A brief history and description is on page 8; includes
several historical photos.
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American Railroad Journal and
Mechanics' Magazine, Volume 3 – 1839
A description of the navigation system begins on page
151; the cost of transporting coal begins on page 153.
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An Address to the Stockholders of the
Schuylkill Navigation Company
An 1844 rebuttal to a pamphlet
critical of the Navigation Company, published by the
Reading Rail Road Company.
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Annual Report of the State
Engineer and Surveyor for the Year 1906
A brief history and Statement
of Operations from 1826 to 1903 begins on page 1384.
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Auburn Tunnel
A brief history and description of the structure.
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Black Rock Dam
A brief history and desxription of the dam.
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Boats in the Canal
An 1898 newspaper article, announcing the opening of the
canal for the season.
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Canal Boating Hurt by
Schuylkill Freshets
A 1919 newspaper article, describing disruptions in
canal operations.
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Canal Scenes Years Ago
An 1895 newspaper article, relating some stories about
life on the canal.
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Coal Region History
Chronicles
Includes a historical photo, map of the navigation
system and a story about one of the canal boat captains.
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Correspondence of the
Watering Committee with the Schuylkill Navigation
Company, in Relation to the Fair Mount Water Works –
1833
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Digital Public Library of
America
Links to historical documents and maps.
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Early History of the Falls of
Schuylkill, Manayunk, Schuylkill and Lehigh
Navigation Companies, Fairmount Waterworks, Etc. –
1869
A brief history of the navigation system begins on page
51.
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Enlargement of the Schuylkill
navigation. No. 2. - 1845
A link to the on-line document.
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Firth Dock Historical Marker
A history of one of the five coal loading docks
constructed by the navigation company.
Historical photo.
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Following the Schuylkill
Navigation (Canal) video
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Hazard's United States
Commercial and Statistical Register, Volume 6 – 1842
An annual report for the navigation company begins on
page 28.
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Historical
Sketches: A Collection of Papers, Volume 4 - 1910
A brief history of the canal, and
the erection of a monument by the canal boat operators
begins on page 41.
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History of anthracite coal
mining in Pennsylvania
Includes a brief history and description of the
navigation system, and its role in coal transportation.
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History of Berks County in
Pennsylvania – 1886
Reference to the canal is on page 446.
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History of Montgomery County,
Pennsylvania – 1884
References to the canal are on pages 125, 128, 708 and
717.
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History of Montgomery County
Within the Schuylkill Valley – 1859
References to the canal are on pages 13, 43 and 77.
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History of North Coventry
Township
Includes a brief history of the Girard Reach section of
the navigation system, and its impact on the development
of the community.
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History of Schuylkill County
– 1950
Reference to the canal is on page 29.
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History of Schuylkill County,
Pennsylvania – 1881
Reference to the canal is on page 43.
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History of Schuylkill County,
Pennsylvania – 1907
An index of links which make reference to the canal in
the document.
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History of the Canal
A brief video history of the canal,
presented by the Schuylkill Canal Association.
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History of the Schuylkill
Navigation System
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History of the Schuylkill
Navigation System
Includes
historical photos.
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How Roebling Did It: Building the
World's First Wire-Rope Suspension Aqueduct in 1840s
Pittsburgh
An extensive history and description
of the aqueduct. Links to related sites.
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Journal of the House of the
General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky –
1838
The quantities of coal transported on the Schuylkill
navigation vs. other canals is on page 58.
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Laws of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania: Dec. 21, 1812-Mar. 25, 1817
The Act authorizing incorporation of a company to build
a lock navigation system on the Schuylkill begins on
page 257; a supplement to the Act begins on page 320.
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Leesport Lock House
A brief history and description of the restored
structure. Current photo.
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Locks Farm’s Grist Mill
Current photos of a restored mill, formerly powered by
the adjacent Laurel Locks Canal.
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Montgomery County,
Pennsylvania ; a history – 1923
Reference to the canal is on page 108.
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Mount Carbon riverside
history recalled through photos
A brief history of the canal and its impact on the
community. Historical photo.
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Navigation Closed
An 1898 newspaper article, announcing closing of the
canal for the season.
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Navigation to Close
an 1896 newspaper, announcing closing of the canal for
the season.
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New York Public Library
Digital Collection
A collection of historical photos and maps.
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New York Public Library
Digital Research Books
A
collection of documents and reports relating to the
navigation system.
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Oakes Reach, Schuylkill Navigation
Canal
A brief history of the canal, with a
focus on the significance of this particular section.
Links to related sites.
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Old Dominion, Industrial
Commonwealth: Coal, Politics, and Economy in
Antebellum America
An excerpt of a history of the navigation system begins
on page 1777.
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Old Schuylkill Tales: A
History of Interesting Events, Traditions and
Anecdotes of the Early Settlers of Schuylkill
County, Pennsylvania – 1906
A history of the canal begins on page 135, and a history
of Schuylkill Haven on page 141.
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Opinion of Counsel: On the
Right of the Schuylkill Navigation Company to Make
Another Lock and Canal for the Use of Navigation at
the Fair Mount Dam, Issue 8 – 1833
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Penn's Luminous City
An article about life along the canal is in Chapter 11.
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Pennsylvania Newspaper Archive
A set of historical articles making
reference to the navigation system.
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Philadelphia in 1830
A brief history of the dam and canal at Fairmount begins
on page 191; a brief history of the navigation system
begins on page 214.
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Phoenixville Area Historical
Photos – Canals
Select "Canals" and "Water &
Canal Transportion" for photos of the canal.
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Publications of the
Historical Society of Schuylkill County, Volume 4 –
1914
An extensive history of the canal begins on page
353. References to the navigation system are
also on pages 18, 21, 34, 269, 282, 289 and 385.
Historical photos.
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Report of the President and
Managers of the Schuylkill Navigation Company – 1826
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Report of the President and
Managers of the Schuylkill Navigation Company – 1828
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Report of the President and
Managers of the Schuylkill Navigation Company – 1829
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Report of the President and
Managers of the Schuylkill Navigation Company – 1845
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Report of the President and
Managers of the Schuylkill Navigation Company – 1846
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Report of the President and
Managers of the Schuylkill Navigation Company – 1849
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Report of the President and
Managers of the Schuylkill Navigation Company – 1856
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Report of the President and
Managers of the Schuylkill Navigation Company – 1861
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Schuylkill Canal
A brief description and history of
the canal. Map, current photos and links to related
sites.
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Schuylkill Canal
A brief historty of the canal,
published in 1942. Current photos and references to
other Pennsylvania canals.
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Schuylkill Canal
A brief history of the canal.
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Schuylkill Canal
A history of transportation in the
community, including the canal. Includes newpaper
articles and historical photos.
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Schuylkill
Canal Association
Includes a brief history of the
canal and a remaining lock tenders house, historical
and current photos, restoration efforts, special
programs, etc.
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Schuylkill Canal Historical
Marker
Photo and text of a marker in Schuylkill County, plus
additional historical information.
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Schuylkill Canal Images
Historical and current photos.
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Schuylkill Canal Images
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Schuylkill Canal Postcards
A set of historical postcards of the canal.
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Schuylkill Canal Was Long a
Busy Waterway
A 1918 newspaper article, describing the past history of
the canal.
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Schuylkill Haven Canal System
A brief video history of the canal.
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Schuylkill Navigation
A brief description and history of the canal.
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Schuylkill Navigation
A collection of images maps, and
articles about one of America's first slackwater canal
systems.
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Schuylkill Navigation videos
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Schuylkill Navigation Company
A brief history.
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Schuylkill Navigation Company
A brief history and description. Historical
photo, illustration and map.
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Schuylkill Navigation Company
A brief history.
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Schuylkill Navigation Company
Certificates
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Schuylkill
Navigation Company Images
A collection of maps, historical and current photos.
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Schuylkill Navigation System
An extensive library of historical
images, maps, drawings, etc. of each of the reaches of
the navigation system, boats, bridges, etc.
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'Schuylkill Navigation' tale
follows historic path
A brief history of the navigation system.
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Site of the Schuylkill
Navigation Canal historical marker
Photo and text of a marker in
Schuylkill County.
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The abandoned town of Frick’s
Lock tells story
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The
Birth of Big Business in the United States,
1860-1914
A brief history of the canal,
focusing on its role in the growth of the coal mining
industry in eastern Pennsylvania, begins on page 111.
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The Building of the Schuylkill
Navigation System, 1815-1828
Link to a .pdf version of the
document.
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The economic history of the
anthracite-tidewater canals – 1908
A history of the navigation system begins on page 126.
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The Edinburgh Encyclopedia,
Volume 16 – 1832
A brief history and description begins on page 586.
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The Philadelphia-Baltimore
trade rivalry, 1780-1860, 1947
An index of links which make reference to the navigation
system in the document.
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The Port Folio, Volume 21 –
1826
A brief description and illustration of one of the dams
is on page 80.
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The Schuylkill Canal
An excerpt of a history of the navigation
system. Includes historical and
current photos.
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The Schuylkill Canal
A brief history and description. Historical
photos.
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The Schuylkill Canal
A brief history of the navigation
system. Current photo.
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The Schuylkill Navigation: A
Journey on the Historic
Nineteenth Century Waterway video
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The Schuylkill Navigation and
the Girard Canal
Link to a .pdf version of the
document.
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The Schuylkill Navigation
Schuylkill River National &
State Heritage Area historical marker
Photo and text of a marker in Berks
County.
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The Schuylkill Navigation Company
An extensive collection of
historical photos. Links to related sites.
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The Schuylkill Navigation
Company - 1852
A link to the on-line document.
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The Schuylkill Navigation
Company : Canal and Lock 60
A brief history and description of the system,
with a focus on Lock 60.
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The Schuylkill Navigation
Company, Issue 15 – 1852
An essay regarding the navigation system.
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The Schuylkill Navigation
System Collection
An extensive collection of maps and drawings of the
canal. The link to a second web site
leads to more maps, a history of the navigation system
and links to related sites.
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The Story of Berks County
(Pennsylvania) – 1916
Reference to the navigation system is on page 91.
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The WPA Guide to
Pennsylvania: The Keystone State
A brief history of Schuylkill Haven and the impact of
the canal on the community is on page 541.
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Throwback Thursday – The
Schuylkill Navigation Company
A brief history of the canal. Historical
map.
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United States Commercial and
Statistical Register, Volume 2 – 1840
A stockholders report begins on page 58.
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Upper Providence Bicentennial
A brief history of the navigation system begins on page
46.
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