French Creek (Schuylkill River)
- French Creek (Schuylkill River)
French Creek is a tributary of the Schuylkill River in Berks and Chester counties, Pennsylvania in the United States. French Creek was known as Saukanac Creek. [cite book |title= Album of designs of the Phoenix Bridge Company : successors to Clarke, Reeves & Co., Phoenixville Bridge Works.|last= The Phoenix Bridge Company|first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |year= 1885 |publisher= J.B. Lippincott & Company |location= Philadelphia |isbn= |pages= p. 15 |url= http://digital.lib.lehigh.edu/cdm4/bridges_viewer.php?ptr=2890 ]
French Creek travels through French Creek State Park and joins the Schuykill in Phoenixville. French Creek is a designated Pennsylvania Scenic River.
The French Creek valley was an important early industrial region, particularly iron, in the United States. Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site along French Creek interprets this history. The Phoenix Iron Works site in Phoenixville sits across the last section of the creek before it joins the Schuylkill.
ee also
*List of Pennsylvania rivers
References
External links
* [http://waterdata.usgs.gov/pa/nwis/uv/?site_no=01472157 U.S. Geological Survey: French Creek gaging station]
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