Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
Phoenixville is a borough in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located 28 miles (45 km) northwest of Philadelphia at the junction of French Creek and the Schuylkill River. It is in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. According to a 2022 estimate, the population was 19,354.
Image: Phoenixville
Image: Colonial Theatre (Phoenixville, Pennsylvania)
Image: Phoenix Iron Works Foundry Building
Image: Phoenixville PA Keystone Marker on PA 113 NB
The Schuylkill River is a river in eastern Pennsylvania. It flows for 135 miles (217 km) from Pottsville southeast to Philadelphia, where it joins the Delaware River as one of its largest tributaries.
The Schuylkill River with Center City Philadelphia's skyline in the background, September 2007
Winter scene
The Strawberry Mansion Bridge 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.