Schuylkill River
River in eastern Pennsylvania, United States
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The Schuylkill River ( SKOOL-kil, locally SKOO-kəl) is a river in eastern Pennsylvania in the United States. It flows for 135 miles (217 km) from Pottsville southeast to Philadelphia, the sixth-largest city in the US, where it joins the Delaware River as one of its largest tributaries.
The river's watershed of about 2,000 mi2 (5,180 km2) lies entirely within the state of Pennsylvania, stretching from the Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians through the Piedmont to the Atlantic Plain.
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National Park, New Jersey
Borough in Gloucester County, New Jersey, US
1.3 mi away
Fort Mifflin
Fort on the Delaware River below Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1.2 mi away
Siege of Fort Mifflin
1777 battle of the American Revolutionary War
1.2 mi away
Philadelphia Naval Shipyard
US Navy shipyard in Pennsylvania
1.0 mi away
1975 Philadelphia Gulf refinery fire
Fire at refinery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1.4 mi away
Naval Aircraft Factory
Former aircraft building site in Philadelphia, USA
1.4 mi awayPlaces to eat nearby
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