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Fricks Locks Historic District

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Fricks Locks Historic District or more simply Frick's Lock is an abandoned village, along the also abandoned Schuylkill Canal, in the northeast portion of East Coventry Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. This 18th-century village outlasted the canal, being abandoned in the late 20th century with the construction of the adjacent Limerick Nuclear Power Plant. The village on about 18 acres of land were listed as a historic district by the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.Estelle Cremers, 2002, [ NRHP Nomination Form Fricks Locks Historic District] Enter "public" for ID and "public" for password to access the site. Frick's Locks is considered a modern ghost town and, although private property, attracts visitors. Read more on Wikipedia

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