Name/Title
The WissahickonEntry/Object ID
2013.34.1.31a-bDescription
The Edwin C. Jellett Series of Scrapbooks, Volume 1- The Wissahickon
Page 31 continues an article entitled "History and Romance of the Wissahickon", which began on Scrapbook page 31 (see catalog number 2013.34.1.30).
Top (a): This page (two and one half columns)contains the main body of the article by Thomas Bicket. Mr. Bicket begins by citing a figure of 6 million visitors to Fairmount Park in a single year. He cites the beauty and history of the Wissahickon Valley and mentions the Indian tribes as the original inhabitants of the area. He cites the popular location know as "Lover's Leap, the Kelpius Cave and The Monastery, and describes the history and uniqueness of each locale. He reaches into past history to recall Hessians camping at Devil's Pool in 1777. He ends by wishing that thousands continue to love the Wissahickon Valley for another thousand years!
Bottom Right (b): is a small article (date and author and provenance unknown) detailing the churches and houses of worship along the Wissahickon perched on the hilltops, starting in Germantown and moving northward to Chestnut Hill and then into Montgomery County as far north as Gwynedd.Collection
GHS Scrapbook CollectionMade/Created
Date made
1894 - 1925Notes
Creation Date: Unknown
