The Wissahickon

68a-b

68a-b

Name/Title

The Wissahickon

Entry/Object ID

2013.34.1.68a-b

Description

The Edwin C. Jellett Series of Scrapbooks, Volume 1- The Wissahickon Page 68 contains a lined sheet of white notepaper (a) containing notes by Edwin C. Jellett. Please see Notes for additional information. This page is a continuation on Notes begun on page 66. At the bottom of the page (b) is what appears to be a newspaper (?) advertisement. This page can be summarized as follows: Top (a): (continued from page 67, see 2013.34.1.67) and roads leading to it and/or associated with it. He cites the most comprehensive account of the Wissahickon was compiled by Horatio Gates Jones of Roxborough in 1858 where it was presented in The Manyank Star. He also cites others who wrote upon the subject: Lippard, Stoddard, Keyser (Charles S. & Naaman H.), Meehan, Jellet et al. Botom (b): A newspaper (?) clipping which reads as follows: 414. WEISHAAR, J. A. The Tabernacle on the Wissahickon. A Tale of the Early Days of Pennsylvania. St. Louis, Mo., 1921. Fontis. $2.50

Collection

GHS Scrapbook Collection

Made/Created

Date made

1894 - 1925