Name/Title
The WissahickonEntry/Object ID
2013.34.1.82Description
The Edwin C. Jellett Series of Scrapbooks, Volume 1- The Wissahickon
Page 82 contains a newspaper article (the final column of which continues on scrapbook page 83). There are three columns which have been cut and pasted on heavy black paper and then afixed to the scrapbook page. The title of the article is missing; however, the author is listed as Dr. Charles K. Mills. The article can be summarized as follows: the author cites the beauty, history and tradition of the valley and creek. He mentions that in 1690 the first paper mill was built on a tributary to the Wissahickon. In 1717, a grist mill was built two miles further up the creek. He relates the story of John Kelpius and the mystics, as well as the location where the Pennsylvania Militia particiipated in defending their position in the Battle of Germantown. The author further describes some notable features (geographic and topologic) along the WissahickonCollection
GHS Scrapbook Collection