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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.
In 1890, the United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) submitted demands to the coke operators that included an eight-hour workday, wage increases, restrictions on house rent, and the right to union-only employment. However, a downturn in the coke industry in 1890 led to the temporary closure of about 20% of Frick’s operations.
Indiana County: Brush Valley Township: A coal mining ghost town. [45] Fillmore: Indiana County: Blacklick Township: Submerged Formerly along the banks of the Conemaugh River, submerged under the waters of Conemaugh River Lake after construction of the Conemaugh Dam. [46] Fort Palmer: Westmoreland County: Fairfield Township: 1771 [47] [48 ...
This district includes thirty-nine contributing buildings, one contributing site, and five contributing structures related to coke production in the community of Shoaf. The community was first established between 1903 and 1905 by the H. C. Frick & Company; most of the contributing buildings were built between 1903 and the 1920s.
The contributing site is Memorial Park, established as a burial ground in the early 19th century. Located in the district and listed separately are the Silas M. Clark House, James Mitchell House, Old Indiana County Courthouse, Indiana Borough 1912 Municipal Building, Indiana Armory, and Old Indiana County Jail and Sheriff's Office. [2]
The park began when the industrialist Henry Clay Frick, upon his death in 1919, bequeathed 151 acres (61 ha) south of Clayton, his Point Breeze mansion (which is now part of the Frick Art & Historical Center). He also arranged for a $2 million trust fund ($35.1 million today) for long-term maintenance for the park, which opened on June 25, 1927.