The National Association of Amateur Oarsmen, organized in 1872, was the first national governing body of the sport of rowing in the United States, and the first American sports organization to publish
The association's flag
Awards presented to winners of the national championships
Schuylkill River
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The Schuylkill River is a river in eastern Pennsylvania in the United States. It flows for 135 miles from Pottsville southeast to Philadelphia, the sixth-largest city in the US, where it joins the Del
National Association of Amateur Oarsmen
…amateur, making it impossible to hold a national amateur championship regatta. The NAAO's first national championship regatta was held in 1873 on the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia. Beginning in 1916, the Julius H. Barnes Points Trophy was awarded to the club scoring the most points over the course of the championship…
The Schuylkill River with Center City, Philadelphia's skyline in the background, May 2024
The Strawberry Mansion Bridge in Fairmount Park at dusk
The Fairmount Water Works on the Schuylkill River were once the source of Philadelphia's water supply and are now an attraction in Fairmount Park.
An 1872 allegory of the Schuylkill River by William Rush now on display at the Philadelphia Museum of Art