The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-10-23
FULTON COUNTY NEWS.
ATTRACTIVE SCENERY.
interesting Description Of Trol-
ley Ride, by j. w. Brown,
of Knobsvile.


liam Martz, Daniel Hamill, and
the writer began to work for the
American Telephone and Tele-
graph Company on line extend
ing from Newtown Square, Della
ware county, Pa, to Poughkeep-
sie,N Ny. The line passes through
the counties of Chester, Mont.
gomery and Bucks and crosses
the Delaware river at Point Pleas
ant
We are now within ten miles of
the river. The line crossed the
Schuylkill river at Port Kennedy.
An unbroken succession Of beau
tiful landscapes and objects of
historic interest mark the prog
ress of the tourist from Philadel-
phia to Saratoga when he makes
the trip on trolley car over the
Schuylkill Valley Traction Com
pany's line. In fact, it is doubt.
full whether there is another
stretch of country of the same
length in the United States that
possesses so many objects of in
terest for lovers of the pictur-
oeo,,o o,, Il b;stor;no1
Boarding a Chestnut Hill troll
ley car of the Union Traction
Company's line anywhere along
Eighth street in Philadelphia, the
tourist is taken between miles of
beautiful city and semi-suburban
residences to the junction with
the Schuylkill Valley Traction
Company's line. After a short
run, the little village of Barren
Hill with its quaint, old roadside
inn, is reached at this point, con-
nections are made with cars run
ming to Manayunk and Wissa-
hickon. The main line continues
through thickly populated farm
ing country to Plymouth Meet
ing, where can be found one of
the oldest Friends meeting hous-
eS in the country. At this point,
a branch running to Conshohock-
en- taps the main line. Thence it
is a short run to the bustling bor-
ough Of Norristown, a city in
point of population borough in
form of government. AS the cars
approach the borough, they pass
over "Sandy Hill, " from the sum-
NIT of which a beautiful birds
eye view of the town and the
winding Schuylkill at it's feet can
be seen. From this vantage point
on clear day, the statue of Will
liam Penn on the top of City Hall
tower, Philadelphia, seventeen
miles away, can be easily dis
cerned.
The ride from Norristown to
Collegeville, a distance of eight
miles, is as pretty one as the
most exacting could demand
The route runs through some of
the richest of Montgomery coun-
ty's rich farming land. A short
distance above Norristown, it
passes the palatial residences of
John F.. Betz and r. A. Poth, two
wealthy Philadelphia brewers.
Upon a height midway between
Norristown and Collegeville the
car stops for few moments to
permit the passengers to gaze up
on sight that is as marvellous as
it is beautiful. The view embra-
ces seven counties-Montgom-
cry, Berks, Bucks, Chester, Phil
adelphia, Lehigh, and Northamp.
ton.
AT Collegeville, an attractive lit.
tie borough, the home of many
wealthy men, in the summer time
popular resort for tourists lured
thither by the beauties of Perkio
men creek, is situated Ursinus col
lege, one of the Oldest institutions
of learning in the state. Immedi-
ately above Collegeville is the
borough of I'rappe, wherein is
excepting but one) the oldest
church in America--St Angus.
tines Lutheran.
a visit to the venerable struct
ure, aud the old grave yard ada
cent, where can be found many
curious epitaphs over a century
old, will repay anyone.
The route from Trappe to San
atoga Park, distance of seven
miles, lies through more rich
farming land. Saratoga Park is
one OF the most attractive resorts
or it's kind IN oa farm panuSvlvau