Show poes graphic of wissahickon hickon beauty when edgar allan poe poc lived and worked in philadelphia from 1833 1838 to 1811 1 the scenic beauties of the wig wib Eahl sah ckon lekon valley impressed the poet so much that he gave a vivid deser description lp of 0 the region in a sketch with himself as the narrator the tale entitled Aj morning orning on the wissahickon hickon reveals poe foe drifting in a shift upon the surface of the stream during a sultry summer day in halt half slumber he lets his imagination conjure up visions of the wis sa hickon of indian days when picnics were undreamed of the picture Is in striking contrast to the popular conception of the half starved unhappy genius who wrote such morbid works as the raven and the murders ders in the rue isue morgue while living at north seventh street where the one hundred and twenty fifth anniversary of his birthday was recently celebrated at a brilliant gathering ot of writers and other notables the occasion also marked the opening of the poe house as a shrine to his memory extolling the beauties of the wis wig sa hickon roe poe declared that were it flowing in england it would be the theme of every bard and the common topic of every tong tongue ue if indeed its banks were not parceled oil oft in lots at exorbitant prices as building sites tor for the villas of the opulent |