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Dec 2008 - Jan 2009: the Trail, Vine Creek, Schuylkill River bank

With Steve Selinger and Jerry Francis in December, I walked along both edges of Vine Creek - Westminster Cemetery on one side, the Trail on the other. Then Steve and I walked down to the Schuylkill; we found several surprises and surprised one white-tailed deer. Walking up from the Schuylkill in January, Steve and I realized we were probably looking at 19th century Clegg's Mill. A week later we repeated our walk and discovered a subterranean room.
Barmouth Station, Cynwyd Heritage Trail
Barmouth Station, Cynwyd Heritage Trail		 closeup
closeup		 Two iron posts mark the old entrance to Westminster Cemetery
Two iron posts mark the old entrance to Westminster Cemetery		 One of the holes to sample the composition of the berm . . .
One of the holes to sample the composition of the berm . . .
Vine Creek appears!
Vine Creek appears!		 Vine Creek flows gently toward the Schuylkill
Vine Creek flows gently toward the Schuylkill		 A map of the pictures that follow
A map of the pictures that follow		 First Inlet, on the left side of the trail, where the trail turns.
First Inlet, on the left side of the trail, where the trail turns.
The second inlet looks like a pillbox
The second inlet looks like a pillbox		 Outlet below Trail (file photo)
Outlet below Trail (file photo)		 A closeup of the outlet below the Trail
A closeup of the outlet below the Trail		 The outlet from above the inlet where it goes underground again
The outlet from above the inlet where it goes underground again
Outlet, from the shelf on the west side
Outlet, from the shelf on the west side		 Outlet closeup, showing almost-hidden graffiti
Outlet closeup, showing almost-hidden graffiti		 Cleggs Wall Lines #1
Cleggs Wall Lines #1		 Clegg's Wall Line #2
Clegg's Wall Line #2
Cleggs Wall Line
Cleggs Wall Line		 The east-west wall from across Vine Creek to the east
The east-west wall from across Vine Creek to the east		 The same east-west wall from the near (west) side of Vine Creek
The same east-west wall from the near (west) side of Vine Creek		 The east-west wall, from below it on the west side of Vine Creek
The east-west wall, from below it on the west side of Vine Creek
We placed and painted stakes in line with the wall on the west side
We placed and painted stakes in line with the wall on the west side		 Clegg's raceway, looking downstream
Clegg's raceway, looking downstream		 The creek flows for a few dozen feet over a natural rock shelf
The creek flows for a few dozen feet over a natural rock shelf		 In the raceway there is a concrete dam, reinforced by a steel bar.
In the raceway there is a concrete dam, reinforced by a steel bar.
above the wall on the east side of the raceway, a hollow brick wall
above the wall on the east side of the raceway, a hollow brick wall		 Wall on the east side of the raceway, built and later enlarged
Wall on the east side of the raceway, built and later enlarged		 A wall of large stone, topped by walls of smaller stone.
A wall of large stone, topped by walls of smaller stone.		 Closeup of the remnant of the perpendicular wall on the east side of the raceway
Closeup of the remnant of the perpendicular wall on the east side of the raceway
We discovered this manhole above the slag wall east of the tunnel under the Reading RR
We discovered this manhole above the slag wall east of the tunnel under the Reading RR		 Inside the manhole
Inside the manhole		 Here's the outlet at the mouth of Vine Creek, a dozen feet from the bank of the Schuylkill River
Here's the outlet at the mouth of Vine Creek, a dozen feet from the bank of the Schuylkill River		 Outlet at the Schuylkill River #2
Outlet at the Schuylkill River #2
Outlet at the mouth of Vine Creek, from Manayunk
Outlet at the mouth of Vine Creek, from Manayunk		 Work on the railroad by Norfolk Southern has made a mess on the Connelly plot.
Work on the railroad by Norfolk Southern has made a mess on the Connelly plot.		 Scaffolding for guardrail construction on I-76
Scaffolding for guardrail construction on I-76		 A brand new scaffold stair going up to the Pencoyd Viaduct of I-76
A brand new scaffold stair going up to the Pencoyd Viaduct of I-76
The Reading RR runs under I76, the Schuylkill Expressway
The Reading RR runs under I76, the Schuylkill Expressway		 a Conrail train on the Reading RR tracks at the Pencoyd Viaduct of I-76
a Conrail train on the Reading RR tracks at the Pencoyd Viaduct of I-76		 Near the river, an abandoned flatcar
Near the river, an abandoned flatcar		 Stenciling on the flatcar may lead to a more exact build date
Stenciling on the flatcar may lead to a more exact build date
The construction workers have highlighted two old platforms
The construction workers have highlighted two old platforms

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