Name/Title
The WissahickonEntry/Object ID
2013.34.1.90Description
The Edwin C. Jellett Series of Scrapbooks, Volume 1- The Wissahickon
Page 90 contains a newspaper article entitled: "(Unknown word) Life of the Wisssahickon" Is A Prize-Winning Essay". The left hand top corner of the article is somewhat missing so the initial word of the heading cannot be determined with accuracy.
The article is by S. Comfort Carey, a student at the Germantown Friends' School, who won an essay contest conducted by the Friends of the Wissahickon. The title of the essay is: "Wild Life in the Wissahickon Valley". The date of this article and the newspaper in which it appeared are unknown.
The article can be summarized as follows: The author recollects visits to the Wissahickon with other children as a boy guided by a man named Peter. He was especially interested in the Indian Chief statue by the Walnut lane Bridge because his fifth great grandfather, James Logan, was to received a grant of land from the Indian Chief. He writes about some youthful exploits in the Wissahickon. He mentions many species of flora and fauna, as well as sightings of fox, pheasants, bobwhites and birds, skunks, chipmonks and squirrels. He ends with a tribute to the Indian Chief and the natural wonders of the Wissahickon.Collection
GHS Scrapbook Collection
