The Schuylkill Navigation Canals in Chester County

Please join us for an in-person presentation and book signing event presented by SANDY SORLIEN, a well-known Philadelphia photographer and author who works with the Fairmount Water Works creating outdoor tours along the Schuylkill River.

Tuesday, April 11th at 7:30 PM
The Foundry, located at 2 Main St. in Phoenixville

Admission is free for SRHC & French & Pickering members – $5.00 for non-members.
No registration is required and masks are optional.

Download a printable flyer for this event.

Sandy’s new book Inland: The Abandoned Canals of the Schuylkill Navigation will be available for purchase at this event, thanks to our local independent bookstore Reads & Company.

Lockhouse and Locks 52/53 on the Girard Canal
Setzler’s Aqueduct supports on the Girard Canal
Phoenixville area detail from 1827 Map by T.H. Gill for the Schuylkill Navigation Co., courtesy State Archives in Harrisburg