Name/Title
The WissahickonEntry/Object ID
2013.34.9.141Description
The Edwin C. Jellett Series of Scrapbooks, Volume 9 -The Wissahickon
Page 141 contains the following:
(a, left two columns) This newspaper clipping contains an article entitled "Facts Concerning the Early Days of Ambler". Jellett has noted a date of 1-21-1903. The subtitle is: "Saw Mill and Use of Its Timber - Transfers of Property - Building the First Coal Yard - The Switch. The article details a history of the borough of Ambler and the people, buildings and institutions involved, from circa 1824 to approximately 1908.
(b. right column) This newspaper clipping is entitled "Local History Sketch". The E.M. initials are affixed at the end as the author. The article details the history of the former Heist mill which stood on the east side of Bethlehem turnpike above Rose Valley. A listing of the various owners and the dates involved is contained. The first mill was erected at the site shortly before 1744.Collection
GHS Scrapbook CollectionMade/Created
Date made
1890 - 1910Notes
Creation Date: 1-21-1903
