Rand McNally Philadelphia guide to the city and environs . apter of Genesis to the last verse in Revela-tions without making a single mistake. During the battle ofGennantown at this point, while the fog was heavy, Americansmistook Americans for foes, and many of them were killedbefore the mistake was discovered. On the east side, just above Washington Lane, is the Concordor Old Ax Burying Ground, in which Revolutionary and Britishsoldiers are buried. The Billmeyer house stands at the north-east corner of Germantown Ave. and Upsal St. On the stepsof this mansion General Washington stood during
Rand McNally Philadelphia guide to the city and environs . apter of Genesis to the last verse in Revela-tions without making a single mistake. During the battle ofGennantown at this point, while the fog was heavy, Americansmistook Americans for foes, and many of them were killedbefore the mistake was discovered. On the east side, just above Washington Lane, is the Concordor Old Ax Burying Ground, in which Revolutionary and Britishsoldiers are buried. The Billmeyer house stands at the north-east corner of Germantown Ave. and Upsal St. On the stepsof this mansion General Washington stood during the battleof Germantown and directed the course of the fight. On thesame side, a few hundred yards north, just above SharkneckSt., is the old Dunkard or Brethren Church. Here wasestablished the first congregation of this faith in America, andbecause the first church, a log structure, was built by subscrip-tion, that section became known as Beggars town. In thechurch building now standing were stored, during the Revolu- 118 RAND McNALLY PHILADELPHIA GUIDE. tion, a large number of un-1 ound copies of the editionof the Saur Bible, now sorare. These were seized bythe British and used as wadsfor their guns and as bed-ding for their horses. Pelham. The handsomecharacter of the structures,the winding roads, and thegeneral park-like appear-ance of this property makeit well worth a visit. Valley Forge. Twenty-three miles from Philadel-phia. Here were the winterquarters of the Continentalarmy in 1777-78, and theold breastworks and otherremains of the armysoccupation are still to beseen. The house used byWashington as headquart-ers, having been restored,is now being used as a museum. Along the main line of the Pennsylvania Railroad are beauti-ful suburban towns extending in almost unbroken succession:Overbrook, Merion, Wynnewood, Ardmore, Haverford, (site ofHaverford College, one of the most noted of the Quaker educa-tional institutions), Bryn Mawr (noted for its great womenscollege), Rad
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