Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-12-13
Communication. lilI
Fairmount Park.
TOr lhe FaYetteviIIe Observer.
(ARTICLE 1st.)

most grand and beautiful parks
of the world. Its area is gieatei
than any park in America, and is
the third as to size in the world,
containing nearly three thou
sand acres. 1t is exceeded by
Prater Park, near Vienna, and
Windsor Forest, England, per-
haps only in extent. It's pictu-
rescue scenery rivals even that
of Central Park, New York.
Why it has not attained a repu-
tation as great or even greater,
is because Fairmount is not vet
old enough to be SO widely
known. If every person could
have the pleasant privilege of
visiting this Eden of the New
World, Fairmount would need
no culogist. 1t speaks for it.
self to all who gaze with admi-
ration on its scenes of exquis-
ite beauty, which having once
met the eye will never be for
gotten. The Centennial Exhi-
bition being located here, has
caused it to become much more
extensively known to the lovers
of nature and art, and to the
world generally. 1t at once
suggests its worthiness in every
respect, of the honor that has
been conferred on it.. which will
make it the park of our nation
from that event TO the crd of
our national existence. 1t was
adapted to the occasion both on
account Of the diversity of its
scenery and its Revolutionary
associations.
Fairmount Park, saws the
historian, arose from the ne
cessity for a supply of pure wa
ter, the deterioration Of which
threatened to become not only
an evil, but a glievous calamity.
The mills and manufactures on
the banks of the Schuylkills
were multiplying rapidly, and
there was great danger tbatin the
course of a few years the river
banks for miles above the city
would be lined with factories
and workshops, to the utter
ruin of the stream on which the
citizens depended for their sup
ply of pure water. Just in time.
to prevent the catastrophe, Fair
mount Park was conceived, and
by degrees executed until now
five miles of the river and six
of its beautiful and important
tributary, the Wissahickon, TO-
gether with its highlands bound
ing their immediate valleys are
inclosed and preserved forever
from all pollution and profana-
ton. 1t is dedicated to be a
public pleasure ground till Phil
adelphia is no moro, and is grow
ing in beauty and interest. II
order to give our readers a.
vague idea Of the grandeur.
Paramount contains, for we
could not do more though we
could wicld. the descriptive pen
with accuracy 'unattained by
the most fluent writer's, We wal
invite them to accompany us to
some of the most important
points of this flower garden Of
America. Let us enter ut the
lower entrance, that is whore
the Schuylkill flows from the
Park through the city. We
are at once transferred from
the noisy throng of the popu-
lous city, into, scene Of grassy
and beds of flowers,
also Of trees and vines which
grow in proximity and cntwin-
ing their branches, distribute
the respective leaves promiscu-
ously, causing a diversity Of I
effect. At short in
teryals crystal fountains and /
snow-white statues and that
artificial beauty which is wont
TO appear where art and nature
are combined. These are the
pertaining 10 the
Schylukill Water Works. The
works are contained in the
group of buildings just before
us. BY these the city of Phil
adelphia has been supplied with
water more than half a century.
Enormous water engines pro-
pei the water from a dam in the
river to the top ofa picturesque
hillin front OF the works, which
is the original Fair Mount. I
There it is received into a large
distributing ngreservoirfrom which (
The reservoirs in the different
parts Of the city arc supplied. /
Above the Water Works is Il