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Wissahickon is a neighborhood in the section of Lower Northwest Philadelphia in the state of Pennsylvania, United States. Wissahickon is located adjacent to the neighborhoods of Roxborough and Manayunk , and it is bounded by the Wissahickon Valley Park , Ridge Avenue, Hermit Street, and Henry Avenue.
Wissahickon Creek is a tributary of the Schuylkill River in Montgomery and Philadelphia Counties, Pennsylvania. [1]Wissahickon Creek rises in Montgomery County, runs approximately 23 miles (37 km) passing through and dividing Northwest Philadelphia before emptying into the Schuylkill River at Philadelphia.
Wissahickon Valley Park is a large urban park that is located in Northwest Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.It protects 2,042 acres (8.26 km 2) [1] of woodland surrounding the Wissahickon Creek between the Montgomery County border and the Schuylkill River.
The Wissahickon Formation is a mapped bedrock unit in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware. It is named for the Wissahickon gorge in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia. In Maryland formations, the term "Wissahickon" is no longer used. Rocks in this classification have since been divided into several units, such as Lower Pelitic Schist and Prettyboy ...
The Livezey House, also known as Glen Fern, is a historic house and mill on the east side of Wissahickon Creek in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [1] It was designated on the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places on June 26, 1956.
Wissahickon may refer to the following in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania: Wissahickon, Philadelphia, a section or neighborhood of Philadelphia; Wissahickon Creek, a tributary of the Schuylkill River Wissahickon Memorial Bridge, spans the above creek in Philadelphia; Wissahickon Trail, a suburban trail
Wissahickon School District: This district’s administrative regulation on transgender and gender expansive students bars teachers and other school staff from disclosing information about a young ...
The Wissahickon Memorial Bridge, originally called and still also known as the Henry Avenue Bridge, is a stone and concrete bridge that carries Henry Avenue over Wissahickon Creek and Lincoln Drive in Fairmount Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.