Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It was clear in the early 1800s that Schuylkill County’s coal deposits were going to become big business. Investors like Stephen ...

This June, you’ll have the opportunity to partake in the 27th annual Schuylkill River Sojourn, the 112-mile trip run by Schuylkill River Greenways that begins in Schuylkill Haven and ends in ...

POTTSTOWN — The 27th annual Schuylkill River Sojourn will celebrate the 200th anniversary of the Schuylkill Navigation System with its theme: Canals and Campfires. The 112-mile trip, run by ...

The 2025 Schuylkill River Sojourn was set to begin in Schuylkill Haven on Saturday and end in Philadelphia on Friday, June 20, with the theme “Canals and Campfires,” in celebration of the 200th ...

Getting anthracite coal out of the ground was one thing, but getting this new fuel to market in Philadelphia in its early days was quite another. The Schuylkill Navigation System, a series of canals ...

It was clear in the early 1800s that Schuylkill County’s coal deposits were going to become big business. Investors like Stephen Girard, a Philadelphia banker and one of the richest men in the world, ...