Schuylkill River

The Schuylkill River, pronounced "skool-kill" (IPA: {{IPA|/'sku:kəɫ/}}).

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The Delaware Indians were the original permanent settlers in the area of a river they called Ganshohawanee , meaning rushing and roaring waters., later called Schulen-kill, or as it is pronounced today, Schuylkill, ?school kill.?

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The river is approximately 130 miles (209 km) long river whose watershed of around 2000 square miles (5,000 km²) lies entirely within the state of Pennsylvania. The source of its eastern branch starts in the Appalachian Mountains, Tuscarora Springs, near Tamaqua, Schuylkill County; and the west branch starts near Minersville, Pennsylvania and joins in Pottsville, Pennsylvania , Schuylkill County it becomes one stream at the town of Schuylkill Haven. Wissahickon Creek joins it in northwest Philadelphia, and the Schuylkill joins the Delaware River, of which it is the largest tributary, at the site of the former Philadelphia Navy Yard, now the Philadelphia Naval Business Center, just northeast of Philadelphia International Airport.

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Mile - River - Watershed - State - Pennsylvania - Appalachian Mountains - Springs - Tamaqua - Schuylkill County - Minersville, Pennsylvania - Pottsville, Pennsylvania - Stream - Schuylkill Haven - Wissahickon Creek - Philadelphia - Delaware River - Tributary - Philadelphia Navy Yard - Philadelphia International Airport

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The river was named Schuylkill--"hidden river" in Dutch--by its European discoverer, Arendt Corssen of the Dutch West India Company, after its confluence with the Delaware at League Island that was nearly hidden by dense vegetation.

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Dutch - Europe - Arendt Corssen - Dutch West India Company - League Island - Vegetation

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Major towns and cities on the banks of the river include Pottsville, Schuylkill Haven, Hamburg, Reading, Pottstown, Phoenixville, Norristown, Conshohocken, and Philadelphia.

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Pottsville - Schuylkill Haven - Hamburg - Reading - Pottstown - Phoenixville - Norristown - Conshohocken - Philadelphia

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Points of interest located downstream on or near the river include the Limerick nuclear power plant facility (next to the Schuylkill River in the town of Limerick, near Pottstown), and Boathouse Row, a landmark set of boathouse facilities in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia that houses several local college-affiliated or independent crew teams. The Dad Vail Regatta, an annual crew competition, is held on the Schuylkill River near Boathouse Row.

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Limerick nuclear power plant - Limerick - Boathouse Row - Fairmount Park - Philadelphia - Crew - Dad Vail Regatta

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