Hidden River at Art Work Gallery - Phoenixville PA

The Falls Bridge is an early and ambitious implementation of the "false skew" method of stone arch construction, first used on an American railroad by the Philadelphia & Reading Railroad in 1848.

The village of Fricks Lock was abandoned during the construction of the Limerick Power Plant.

The Betzwood Film Studios utilized a converted brewery as Daylight And Dark Studios. The former village of Port Kennedy was also used to create early Western films.

Monce Jones, an early Swede settler, created a small community on the river near current day Douglassville

The Schuylkill River has countless tributaries winding as it makes its way the 135 miles from near Pottsville to Philadelphia.

Washington's Headquarters at Valley Forge was owned by Isaac Potts. The Potts family operated in many indusries along the Schuylkill River

Among other things, the Schuylkill River was heavily used to transport goods from the coal and iron producing areas all the way into Philadelphia.

The Schuylkill River and its heavily wooded surroundings played an important role in the Underground Railroad, including Fitzwater Station in Mont Clare.

Reading developed because of its proximity to natural resources like coal and iron as well as an easy form of transportation. As river and canal use slowed, the railroad industry florished.

For better or worse, the Schuylkill River played an important roll in the Industrial Revolution in Eastern Pennsylvania. Building towns and producing goods to be delivered to the rest of the country.

Royersford draws its name from the ford across the Schuylkill River. This proximity to the river made it a great place to manufacture a wide range of products from glass bottles, hosiery and shirts to bricks and gas meters.

Incorporated in 1849, Phoenixville has a rich history of industry and commerce — much of which related to its namesake the Phoenix Iron Works.

Pottstown was once home to East Coast Steel, which had a significant role in the construction of the Golden Gate Bridge with nearly half of the steel used being produced in Pottstown

Famed outlaw the 'Sundance Kid' was born in Mont Clare, living just along the canal.

The Black Rock Tunnel is one of the oldest railroad tunnels still in active use in the United States. It is the first tunnel to use vertical construction shafts.