Wissahickon Valley Park

Map showing Wissahickon Valley Park, located in Northwest Philadelphia, as well as the other parks managed by the Fairmount Park Commission.

Wissahickon Valley Park is an 1800-acre park in Philadelphia that includes the Wissahickon Creek from its confluence with the Schuylkill River to the city line, as well as its gorge and adjacent woodland.[1][2] It is managed by Philadelphia Parks & Recreation which also operates Fairmount Park and is located directly northwest of Blue Bell Park.[3]

While logging and industrialization occurred in some parts of the valley in the late 18th and early 19th century, the gorge itself was famous for its natural beauty, inspiring religious mystics like Johannes Kelpius,[4] writers like Edgar Allan Poe, John Greenleaf Whittier, George Lippard, and William Cobbett; and artists like Thomas Moran, James Peale, William Trost Richards, and Currier and Ives.[5]

Valley Green Inn, a tavern built in 1850, still stands today.[6] A black bear alert was issued in May 2016.[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ David Langlieb (4 May 2009). Explorer's Guide Philadelphia, Brandywine Valley & Bucks County: A Great Destination: Includes Lancaster County's Amish Country. Countryman Press. pp. 153–. ISBN 978-1-58157-920-8.
  2. ↑ "Wissahickon Valley Park". Schuylkill River National & State Heritage Area. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  3. ↑ Peddigree, By Eric (2016-06-03). "Annual Schuylkill River Sojourn to launchfrom Island Park in Schuylkill Haven". RepublicanHerald. Retrieved 2016-06-06.
  4. ↑ Lucy E. Carroll (1 October 2008). The Hymn Writers of Early Pennsylvania. Xulon Press. pp. 15–. ISBN 978-1-60647-520-1.
  5. ↑ Andrew Mark Herman (2004). Along the Wissahickon Creek. Arcadia Publishing. pp. 7–. ISBN 978-0-7385-3521-0.
  6. ↑ Anna Dubrovsky (25 August 2015). Moon Pennsylvania. Avalon Travel Publishing. pp. 146–. ISBN 978-1-61238-844-1.
  7. ↑ Finarelli, Linda (2016-05-13). "Black bear spotted in Wissahickon Valley Park". Montgomery Media. Retrieved 2016-06-06.

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Coordinates: 40°02′23″N 75°12′31″W / 40.039722°N 75.208547°W / 40.039722; -75.208547

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