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Copyright & Attribution
Schuylkill Hub is built on careful research and a lot of open data. This page explains what's ours, credits the sources we build on, and tells you how to flag an error or a copyright concern.
Effective June 29, 2026.
Our content
Our original guides, descriptions, photographs, graphics, design, and code — and the selection, arrangement, and compilation of the directory and other collections as a whole — are © 2026 Schuylkill Hub and are protected as original works and as a compilation. The individual facts we report are not ours to own. For how you may use our content and our openly licensed data feeds, see our Terms of Use.
Data sources and attribution
Schuylkill Hub combines original work with data from many open and public sources. We're grateful to them, and we credit them here and on the individual pages where their data appears.
Mapping and location data
Our map tiles are rendered from OpenStreetMap data — © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL); where a fallback basemap is shown it is © CARTO. Coordinates sourced from OpenStreetMap are © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License. Other coordinates are derived from the source identified for each entry. Each entry's page names its coordinate source in a visible Sources block. See openstreetmap.org/copyright.
Reference and structured data
- Wikidata — structured facts are in the public domain under CC0; we credit it as a courtesy.
- Wikipedia — we generally link to articles rather than republish them. Where we quote or adapt article text, we credit the article and the CC BY-SA 4.0 license under which it is shared.
Nature and wildlife
County species presence and counts draw on iNaturalist and eBird observations (shared by their contributors under CC BY-NC), the USDA PLANTS database, and other reference datasets. We use these for factual presence and reference, and credit them on the pages where they appear.
Public records, census, and history
- Pennsylvania Open Data (data.pa.gov) — public Commonwealth datasets, provided "as is."
- U.S. Census Bureau and IPUMS NHGIS — historical census tables (NHGIS data is shared under CC BY-NC 4.0, with the citation shown on our census pages).
- Library of Congress and Chronicling America, the Internet Archive, USGS topographic maps, and the U.S. Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) — public-domain government and archival sources, credited as a courtesy.
- Pennsylvania State Archives and other holding institutions — we link to their records rather than rehost them, and their own terms apply.
Events
Events are gathered from public event feeds and organizers' announcements. Each event page links back to its source.
Photographs
Original photographs are © 2026 Schuylkill Hub. Historical images are used because they are in the public domain or carry an open license; the credit and, where relevant, the license appears with each image.
Historical materials and the public domain
We work hard to use historical materials responsibly, but rights to old photographs, maps, and documents can be complex, and a credit here is not legal advice about an item's status. You should determine for yourself whether an item is protected by copyright or in the public domain, and satisfy any restrictions, before reusing it. If you believe we have mis-attributed or improperly used something, please tell us (below) and we'll correct or remove it.
Corrections and takedowns
Found an error, an outdated listing, or content you'd like removed? We'd genuinely like to know.
- Corrections and listing changes. Email [email protected] with a link to the page and what should be added, fixed, or removed. To request removal of personal information, you can also email [email protected] (see our Privacy Policy).
- Copyright complaints. If you are a rights holder and believe content on the Site infringes your copyright, email [email protected], which reaches our designated agent. Please include: (1) a link to the exact material; (2) identification of the copyrighted work; (3) your contact information; (4) a statement that you have a good-faith belief the use is not authorized by the rights holder, an agent, or the law; (5) a statement that the information in your notice is accurate and, under penalty of perjury, that you are authorized to act for the rights holder; and (6) your physical or electronic signature.
We respond to good-faith requests promptly. We will remove or disable access to material that is the subject of a valid notice, provide an opportunity to respond where appropriate, and terminate, in appropriate cycles, anyone who repeatedly infringes.
Changes
We may update this page as our sources and practices change. The effective date above shows the current version.