Indeed, the finely developed, rolling country, dotted in every direction 
with handsome country seats, with the well-built and well-kept roads 
stretching in every direction, is a revelation to all strangers. 
The natural feature of this section that is best known and most worthy 
of attention is the Wissahickon Creek. 
This stream rises in the upper part of Montgomery County, and flows 
for miles through undulating farming country until it reaches the hills on 
which stand Chestnut Hill and Upper Roxborough. At this point the 
Schuylkill River is not two miles distant, yet the Wissahickon must force 
its way through these hills for some six miles before it can pour its waters 
into those of the larger stream. 
BRIDGE LEADING TO WISSAHICKON INN 
Years ago the City of Philadelphia took possession of this unique valley 
and added its attractions to the already grand Fairmount Park. 
The mills which then enslaved the power in the water-falls were 
removed, in order that a part at least of the supply of the city reservoirs 
should be pure. Nature has not been slow to reclaim the few spots man had 
wrung from her, so that now, except a dam-breast or two, and mile after 
mile of excellent road, one sees but virgin forest. 
In that part of Chestnut Hill known as Wissahickon Heights, in the 
midst of all this loveliness, stands the Wissahickon Inn, 
