A lone cyclist on the Schuylkill River Trail with spring blooms behind

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Glimpse at the Past
The Tidal Schuylkill’s Historic Wharves
January 2020
You are probably familiar with the grassy area along the tidal Schuylkill River near the Locust Street entrance to the trail. You may walk your dog...
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The First Chestnut Street Bridge
January 2019
If you look closely at the Chestnut Street Bridge over the tidal Schuylkill, you can find vestiges of what was once considered to be one of the...
Schuylkill Arsenal
Glimpse at the Past
Schuylkill Arsenal
March 2018
The Schuylkill Arsenal was built at Grays Ferry Avenue and Washington Avenue in 1800. It furnished supplies for the US Military, later specializing in...
Naval Asylum
Glimpse at the Past
Philadelphia Naval Asylum
March 2018
The 20.7 acre campus located on Grays Ferry Avenue south of Christian Street, now known as Naval Square, served the US Navy for 150 years. The Asylum...
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Historic Flooding - March 1, 1902
December 2017
A Glimpse at the Past The most severe flood of the tidal Schuylkill River on record crested on March 1, 1902. It was an extreme example of a freshet...