Showing posts with label Flat Rock Dam. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Flat Rock Dam. Show all posts

Thursday, July 03, 2008

Hiking Along The Towpath In Fairmount Park Between Shawmont Street And Flat Rock Dam

The lone fisherman at the bottom of Flat Rock Dam.
Spotting beauty along the trail.
The end of the Manayunk canal where it meets the Schuylkill river.
The wall out in the middle of the water divides the river and the canal.
Flat Rock Dam and the Manayunk Canal were completed in 1819.

Walking the towpath from Shawmont Avenue towards Main Street.
Flat Rock Dam from a distance.
Believe it or not, you can take the bike path in Manayunk/Roxborough all the way up to the towns listed above.

What a great place to live. Where else can you live surrounded by nature, history and still live in the city? This is my ancestral town dating back to the early 19th century. I would not want to live anywhere else. This is definitely my happy place.