Name/Title
The WissahickonEntry/Object ID
2013.34.1.150a-dDescription
The Edwin C. Jellett Series of Scrapbooks, Volume 1, Part 2- The Wissahickon
Page 150 contains two double-sided pages of newspaper clippings, both authored by James F. Magee, Jr.. The first clipping is entitled "The Ancient Mills of the Wissahickon" and is fully contained on scrapbook page 150a. This article describes the history of many mills located along the banks of the Wissahickon. Associated with this article is a photograph of the railroad bridge across the Wissahickon and Robeson's Grist Mill.
The second article is entitled "The Robeson and Vanderen Mills of the Wissahickon". This article starts at the bottom of scrapbook page 150a and continues on scrapbooks pages 150b, c, and d. This article constitutes a lengthy history of both mills starting in the late 1860's and continuing until 1875 when the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad bridge across the Wissahickon was completed in time for the Centennial Exposition. On page 150b is a poem entitled "Colony Castle". On page 150c are two maps: the left map is "Section Survey of 1850: Roxborough Township" and the right map is "Section Survey of 1681" with the names of land purchasers in Roxborough Township. Page 150d is all text and completes the article.Collection
GHS Scrapbook Collection
