19TH CENTURY U.S. CANALS

Pennsylvania

 

 

Schuylkill River Navigation maps: Counties, Townships and Communities traversed, from north to south



GENERAL

2022 Morgan Pfaelzer Map of the Schuylkill Navigation


Reading Area Community College – The Schuylkill Navigation System


Schuylkill Navigation Maps


SCHUYLKILL COUNTY
Schuylkill County – 1864

Schuylkill County – 1875


Norwegian Township, East Norwegian Township, Pottsville, First Anthracite Coal Field - 1875


Port Carbon & Palo Alto 2 – 1875

 

Port Carbon & Palo Alto 1 – 1875

 

Pottsville – 1875


Pottsville – 1891

A view of the canal is on Image 1.


North Manheim Township, Landingville – 1875


Schuylkill Haven – 1875


South Manheim Township, Jefferson Sta. – 1875


West Brunswick Township – 1875


Port Clinton – 1875


BERKS COUNTY

Berks County – 1864

 

Berks County – 1876


Windsor Township, Ruscomb Manor, Jefferson – 1876


Naomi, Hamburg Borough – 1876


Perry Township, Stony Point, Morgantown – 1876


Maiden Creek and Ontelaunee Township, Smithsville, Molltown – 1876


Muhlenberg, Alsace and Reading Townships, Mt. Etna, Wernersville– 1876


Reading – 1876

 

Reading – 1887

Views of the canal are on Images 1, 9, 10, 18, 19, 20 and 45.


Reading Bird’s Eye View – 1898

 

Cumru Township – 1876


Robeson Township, Caernarvon Township, Shaefferstown – 1876


Union Township – 1876


CHESTER COUNTY

Chester County – 1856


North and South Coventry Townships, Coventryville, Madison, Pottstown Landing, Pughtown, Cedarville– 1873 


East Coventry Township – 1873


East Vincent Township – 1873


East Pikeland Township – 1873


MONTGOMERY COUNTY

Montgomery County – 1849

 

Montgomery County – 1877


Bridgeport, Upper Merian Township – 1877


Bridgeport – 1920

Views of the canal are on Images 1-4, 6, 10 and 12.


Lower Merian Township – 1877


PHILADELPHIA COUNTY

Philadelphia County – 1843


Philadelphia – Left – 1886


Rev. December, 2024