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Book Synopsis Interesting History of the Schuylkill River by : Emily Stehr
Download or read book Interesting History of the Schuylkill River written by Emily Stehr and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2018-09 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Interesting History of the Schuylkill River Definition of the Schuylkill River:
Book Synopsis Old Schuylkill Tales by : Ella Zerbey Elliott
Download or read book Old Schuylkill Tales written by Ella Zerbey Elliott and published by Pantianos Classics. This book was released on 1906 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The local history of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania is full of interesting stories about the intrepid souls who settled there, building the first towns and industries of the region. This is a well-researched and superbly composed chronicle which traverses various aspects of Schuylkill life. It begins with a profile of the German settlers who were the majority group who established themselves in areas of Penn State during the mid-1700s. We continue onto accounts of the initial settlements; essential matters include agriculture and an effective defense from aggressive Native American tribes. To better place the reader character profiles are given, describing certain people and the environs that surrounded them. As the decades went by, hamlets and villages grew into towns such as Pottsville. New industries were born and developed rapidly as the population burgeoned. The discovery of coal plus the advent of steam engines and the railroad led the economy of Schuylkill to prosperity. Churches were built to keep the locals mindful of the Lord, and schools were set up to educate the new generations. Amid all this activity, many intriguing stories and events ensued - together, these bring alive a distant era of grit, determination and hardiness.
Download or read book Flow written by Beth Kephart and published by Temple University Press. This book was released on 2014-11-26 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Schuylkill River-the name in Dutch means "hidden creek"-courses many miles, turning through Philadelphia before it yields to the Delaware. "I am this wide. I am this deep. A tad voluptuous, but only in places," writes Beth Kephart, capturing the voice of this natural resource in Flow. An award-winning author, Kephart's elegant, impressionistic story of the Schuylkill navigates the beating heart of this magnificent water source. Readers are invited to flow through time-from the colonial era and Ben Franklin's death through episodes of Yellow Fever and the Winter of 1872, when the river froze over-to the present day. Readers will feel the silt of the Schuylkill's banks, swim with its perch and catfish, and cruise-or scull-downstream, from Reading to Valley Forge to the Water Works outside center city. Flow's lush narrative is peppered with lovely, black and white photographs and illustrations depicting the river's history, its people, and its gorgeous vistas. Written with wisdom and with awe for one of the oldest friends of all Philadelphians, Flow is a perfect book for reading while the ice melts, and for slipping in your bag for your own visit to the Schuylkill.
Book Synopsis Along the Schuylkill River by : Laura Catalano
Download or read book Along the Schuylkill River written by Laura Catalano and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Schuylkill River got its name, meaning "hidden river," from Dutch settlers who discovered its mouth sequestered behind the Delaware River's League Island. It later became a river of revolutions. Along its banks Revolutionary War battles were fought, and George Washington's army famously camped at Valley Forge. Later the river helped fuel the Industrial Revolution with coal from Schuylkill County shipped to Philadelphia via the Schuylkill Canal. The Philadelphia and Reading Railroad began here and grew into the largest corporation in the world. The iron and steel industry flourished along its waters. The Schuylkill River Desilting Project of the 1950s was the first large-scale cleanup of its kind and helped usher in an environmental revolution. The nation's first public water supply was developed here, and its first zoo and university overlook the river.
Book Synopsis Publications of the Historical Society of Schuylkill County by : Historical Society of Schuylkill County
Download or read book Publications of the Historical Society of Schuylkill County written by Historical Society of Schuylkill County and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Redemption of the Lower Schuylkill by : John Frederick Lewis
Download or read book The Redemption of the Lower Schuylkill written by John Frederick Lewis and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Early History of the Falls of Schuylkill, Manayunk, Schuylkill and Lehigh Navigation Companies, Fairmount Waterworks, Etc by : Charles Valerius Hagner
Download or read book Early History of the Falls of Schuylkill, Manayunk, Schuylkill and Lehigh Navigation Companies, Fairmount Waterworks, Etc written by Charles Valerius Hagner and published by . This book was released on 1869 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Schuylkill by : James Bennett Nolan
Download or read book The Schuylkill written by James Bennett Nolan and published by . This book was released on 2004-01-01 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: J. Bennett Nolan's "The Schuylkill", first published in 1951, provides a snapshot of SE Pennsylvania's Schuylkill River region's history and serves as a valuable educational tool. It has been reprinted in the original format by the Schuylkill River National and State Heritage Area as part of their educational outreach program.
Book Synopsis The Schuylkill Navigation Company by : North American, Philadelphia
Download or read book The Schuylkill Navigation Company written by North American, Philadelphia and published by . This book was released on 1852 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The articles which compose the body of the following pamphlet, were originally published as leading editorials in the North America."--Introductory note
Book Synopsis The History of Schuylkill County by : Pottsville School District
Download or read book The History of Schuylkill County written by Pottsville School District and published by . This book was released on 1950 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Old Schuylkill Tales by : Ella Zerbey Elliott
Download or read book Old Schuylkill Tales written by Ella Zerbey Elliott and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-03 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Old Schuylkill Tales: A History of Interesting Events, Traditions and Anecdotes of the Early Settlers of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania The "Old Schuylkill Tales" may not claim the dignity of a history, yet the brief and impartial records of historical events are correct. Those who have read other early histories will find scant reference in them to the early incidents of the lives of the first settlers. The tales are true stories with, perhaps, in some cases, the substitution of fictitious names for those of the principal actors in them, that the, sometimes, super-sensitiveness of their descendants may be satisfied. Some few digressions too, as part of the story-tellers art are pardonable, but the material has all been gathered by the compiler from the lips of the old settlers themselves or their descendants. It is with the view of perpetuating these stories as little pleasantries of the early days that the author presents them to the public. Those who have attempted to merge general historical facts with local incidents know what difficulty is encountered in preserving a consecutive chronological arrangement of the events. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book A River Again written by Chari Towne and published by . This book was released on 2012-11-09 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a short time, the Schuylkill went from being considered waters of "uncommon purity" to being this country's dirtiest river. That distinction resulted in the Schuylkill River becoming the focus of a precedent-setting river cleanup effort from 1947 to 1951.The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hired a team of engineers to free the Schuylkill from the millions of tons of coal sediment that had filled its bed and raised its floodplain.The Schuylkill River Project Engineers dredged the river and trapped sediment in desilting pools, the kind of practices that river restorations are undertaken to undo today. But at the end of the project, the Schuylkill emerged A RIVER AGAIN.
Book Synopsis Old Schuylkill Tales by : Ella Zerbey Elliott
Download or read book Old Schuylkill Tales written by Ella Zerbey Elliott and published by Palala Press. This book was released on 2015-08-31 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Book Synopsis Results of Examinations of Water from the River Schuylkill by : Charles M. Cresson
Download or read book Results of Examinations of Water from the River Schuylkill written by Charles M. Cresson and published by . This book was released on 2015-12-08 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis History of the County of Schuylkill by :
Download or read book History of the County of Schuylkill written by and published by . This book was released on 2016-06-16 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from History of the County of Schuylkill: In Honor of the County's Centenary; July Second to Eighth, Nineteen Hundred and Eleven Thus Schuylkill County received its title owing to its harboring the headwaters of the Schuylkill River which owed South to Philadelphia where it entered the Delaware River South of that city. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."
Book Synopsis History of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania by : Adolf W. Schalck
Download or read book History of Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania written by Adolf W. Schalck and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Old Schuylkill Tales by : Ella Zerbey Elliott
Download or read book Old Schuylkill Tales written by Ella Zerbey Elliott and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
