Events

Excursion to Frick’s Lock Village
Saturday June 14 at 11am

Meet at Frick’s Lock Village in East Coventry, PA
for a guided tour followed by a light lunch.
503-508 Frick’s Lock Rd. Pottstown, PA
Registration is requested. Members are Free.
Non-members are welcome, but a $10 donation is encouraged.
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In honor of the 200th Anniversary of the Schuylkill Navigation System, the Society is planning this year’s annual excursion to Frick’s Lock Village Historical Site. While some buildings date to the Revolutionary War, Frick’s Lock Historic Site became a village as a result of the building of the Schuylkill Navigation System in the 1820s. This village along the Schuylkill River was the site of one of the 120 locks along the river between Philadelphia and Port Carbon used to transport coal and other goods. During the construction of the Limerick Nuclear Power Generating Station located on the opposite bank of the Schuylkill River, PECO acquired all the land around the station site, which included Frick’s Lock Village. It is considered a modern ghost town.

In an effort to preserve the history and his family’s legacy, Paul Frick succeeded in getting the property being listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 21, 2003.