Wissahickon is the informal name given to the areas of Mt. Airy, and Germantown close to Fairmount Park in northwest Philadelphia. Many larger Georgian Revival homes sit in the area. Neighborhoods like Blue Bell Hill (Park Line Dr. between Johnson and Hortter Streets.) Most of the land in this area in on a summit.
Free Library of Philadelphia operates the Roxborough Branch, serving Wissahickson, at 6245 Ridge Avenue at Hermitage Street.[1]
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