Venice Island (Pennsylvania)
- Venice Island (Pennsylvania)
Venice Island is a piece of land formed by the Schuylkill Canal and the Schuylkill River, near Manayunk, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A mill site in the 19th century, it has recently been the site of some what controversial urban development in a flood plain. [cite web |url= http://www.manayunkcanal.org/_Develop_ing_News/_Develop_ing_News/64/vobId__185/ |title= Friends of the Manayunk Canal Position Statement, VENICE ONE DEVELOPMENT, October 4, 2007 |accessdate=2008-01-12]
Location: Coord|40|01|49|N|75|14|02|W|type:landmark_region:US|display=inline,title
See also
* Manayunk
References
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