Wissahickon Creek
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Wissahickon Creek is a tributary of the Schuylkill River in southeastern Pennsylvania, known for its scenic wooded gorge, historic mills, and extensive recreational trails.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wissahickon Creek canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
creek
ⓘ
tributary ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| ecosystemType | temperate deciduous forest ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConfluenceWith | Schuylkill River at Wissahickon, Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
covered bridges
ⓘ
historic mill ruins ⓘ rocky outcrops ⓘ steep wooded gorge ⓘ stone arch bridges ⓘ |
| hasHistoricSite |
Rittenhouse Town
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Valley Green Inn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricUse |
industrial development in 18th and 19th centuries
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water power for mills ⓘ |
| hasNameOriginLanguage | Lenape NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRecreationManagement | Fairmount Park system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTrail |
Forbidden Drive
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wissahickon Gorge Trail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
extensive recreational trails
ⓘ
historic mills ⓘ scenic wooded gorge ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Pennsylvania
ⓘ
southeastern Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| mouthLocatedAt | Schuylkill River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mouthLocatedIn | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Manayunk, Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ Northwest Philadelphia neighborhoods ⓘ Roxborough, Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Delaware River watershed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Fairmount Park
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wissahickon Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Wissahickon Valley Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protectedArea | Wissahickon Valley Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protectedBy | City of Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Delaware Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supports | riparian habitat ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | Schuylkill River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
birdwatching
ⓘ
fishing ⓘ hiking ⓘ horseback riding ⓘ mountain biking ⓘ trail running ⓘ |
| watercourseType | perennial stream ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Ambler, Pennsylvania