Did you know?

• Schuylkill County’s largest export is water.

• The best fossil field in the world is in St. Clair, PA on the Burma Road, here 300 million year old white fern was found on Reading Anthracite Land.

• The headwaters of the Schuylkill River begin in Tuscarora.

• The Little Schuylkill River in Tamaqua meets the Schuylkill River in Port Clinton.

• The Appalachian trail is Schuylkill County’s southern most boundry.

• The rare and uncommon Dwarf Pine forest is found on Rt. 81 North of Frackville.

• There are 89 or over 9,700 acres of preserved farms in Schuylkill County.

• There are five master farmers in Schuylkill County.

• Schuylkill County is the #1 County in the state of Pennsylvania for Christmas tree production.

• Schuylkill County is the #1 County in the state for potato production.

• The Pennsylvania Environthon began in Schuylkill County.

• There are over 840 total farms in Schuylkill County.

• 1/5 of Schuylkill County’s land is farmed. << read more >>