The Wissahickon

25a-b

25a-b

Name/Title

The Wissahickon

Entry/Object ID

2013.34.1.25a-b

Description

The Edwin C. Jellett Series of Scrapbooks, Volume 1- The Wissahickon Page 25 contains portions of two articles. The top article is from a publication entitled "A Century After"; the bottom article article is from "The Park Report". Top (a): Is a description of the Wissahickon Turnpike (in 2013, this is known as Lincoln Drive. Traveling north on Lincoln Drive, a little south of Wissahickon Avenue and Rittenhouse Town, the original Turnpike veered off to the left and was called Forbidden Drive [both then and in present day 2013]). The article mentions the engineering design of the road and the views the design affords throughout the varous Seasons. Bottom (b): isa six line portion of an article from The Park Report which details farm surveys along the Wissahickon to connect property lines with Park boundaries.

Collection

GHS Scrapbook Collection