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

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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
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
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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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...