Wissahickon Valley Historical Society map and atlas collection 1888-1985

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Wissahickon Valley Historical Society map and atlas collection 1888-1985

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The Wissahickon Valley Historical Society map and atlas collection, 1888-1965, is comprised of various maps depicting parts of Whitpain, Ambler, Lower Gwynedd and other nearby areas in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It also includes some architectural drawings and about eight published atlases.

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The Wissahickon Valley is named for the creek that runs through central Montgomery County and into the City of Philadelphia, where it empties into the Schuylkill River. The Wissahickon Valley Historical Society documents the history of that portion of the valley that encompasses the Borough of Ambler and Townships of Whitpain and Lower Gwynedd. The Borough of Ambler was originally known as the Village of Wissahickon. From 1881 and for nearly a century, the borough's most prominent b...