Research on Wissahickon Park

Yesterday we researched information about the Wissahickon Park since we are going there next Monday. Here are some of the things we found out:

Ryneik:
It was founded in 18698 and added to Fairmount Park in 1855. You can catch the one bus to get there.

Charlsey:
You can find it in Montgomery Country. It runs 23 miles. You can catch the regional rail to get there. The history about the creek is that in 1694 Johannes Kelpius arrived in Philadelphia with a group of like mind.

Milan:
Wissahickon Creek Is In Montgomery County In Pennsylvania. It Runs 23 Miles Passing Through Northwest Philadelphia And Is Now Apart Of Fairmount Park. If You Wanted To Get To Wissahickon Creek You Would Take The Regional Rail Train R6. This Park Is Used By Many People. Children Go Here To Rides Bikes , Jump In The Lake And Have Fun With Family And Friends. Adults Go To Ride Bikes , Jog Or To Simply Take A Nature Walk. During 1687 Thomas Holmes Made A MAp Of How They Wanted To Build The Park.

James:
The Wissahickon Creek is a stream in southern Pennsylvania .it is in Montgomery county and it runs about 23 miles.It pass through and divide northwest Philadelphia before emptying into the Schuylkill river at Philadelphia. its watershed cover about 64 miles. The way u get there from septa is regional rail train. the creek used to be a place where a man formed a group and they used to come there as a resting spot and meditating spot. the park was natural.

Naeem:
The park is located in Fairmount Park. You can take the R6 to get there. In 1934 FOW came to the rescue. The park is used for the public to have fun in. It was built in 1924

Elijah:
Wissahickon Park is near West Mount Airy & is apart of Fairmount Park. You can get there by catching the SEPTA bus. When colonists arrived in the mid - 1600s, the hunting and fishing grounds of the Indians were transformed into the first industrial area of North America. Its a community park. Its was built in 1924.


This map shows the trail we will be taking at the Wissahickon Park!!!


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