| | Edison's artisan troup The Scumblers 1900-20 Thank you gentlemen.... |
| | | ...and thank you Brother Richard Oliver OSB,MA for the old photos and art |
| | | Artist Ellis A Oliver (1872-1937) and B&W photographer ©Br. Oliver |
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| | Here are some of the Scumblers artists at the Shack in 1906 ©EAO |
| | | 1910 and some of the Scumbler's family members sit in front of the Shack ©EAO |
| | | Inside the shack is Scumbler Winfield Leonard Bardsley (1867-1949) ©EAO |
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| | The Shack along the old Doylestown Turnpike (now Edison Road) in summer |
| | | | And with a fresh coat of snow |
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| | 100 years later half the Shack remains in the center of the Village |
| | | The front of the Shack with it's huge barn doors |
| | | The back of the Shack in 1912-Courtesy of Catherine D. Csubak |
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| | Louis R. Dougherty's (1876-1948) 1920 oil, The barn with two roofs ©Br. Oliver |
| | | Ellis A Oliver's impressionistic pastel of the Shack and Grist Mill © Br. Ol... |
| | | The view Ellis and Louis would see now. The grist mill and the Shack |
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| | An ad for the Bridgepoint Mill in 1878, 10 years before Edison name change |
| | | The Grist Mill (L) a customer and the Post Office at the tracks ©Arnold Bros |
| | | 100 years later the dark and snow come to visit |
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| | The Grist Mill (L) the old gas station (C) and Post Office (R) |
| | | The old shed which was the first building seen after crossing the bridge |
| | Edison inpires present day artists like Bob Richey
©B Richey |
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| | www.bobricheyartist.com Bob's inspiration is shown |
| | | Doylestown Presbyterian is the resting spot of Photographer Linford Craven |
| | | Craven's near 1900 photo of Edison..... |
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| | ...looking closer at the trolley, Shack and grist mill...... |
| | | ......here's the start of the first arch, all that remains today. |
| | | Here are the remains of the bridge. What if they had just left one arch for us? |
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| | Magnifying Craven's photo the trolley was without customers.... |
| | | The trolley was a publicly held company which was a financial abyss |
| | | .....and a closer look at the Shack and a lot of vegetation. |
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| | Edison in the background near 1910, the Shack is above central arch |
| | | From near the same spot 100 years later, brown Shack is high center |
| | | This photo post card details the 1799 bridge which replaced the 1764 bridge |
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| | From his 190x Edison town postcard the shack enlarged several times |
| | | The c.1799 built Edison bridge as seen by Linford Craven around 1905 ©L Craven |
| | | The same view 100 years later, little remains of the bridge |
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| | and in color. The bridge was built by John Barclay and John Hough in 1799. |
| | | Ellis A Oliver's work of the Edison 1799 built bridge around 1910 © Br. Oliver |
| | | Ellis A Oliver would see the Neshaminy Creek without his subject |
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| | The Arnold Bros view of Edison in 1905 or so, note the trolley and Shack |
| | | Sunday September 26 1920, Edison PA-Courtesy of Catherine D. Csubak |
| | | The same view today, Grist Mill is white and left of center |
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| | The old Post Office and General Store and the red shed to the right |
| | | The first snow of the season and the old clapboard house |
| | | From the island, EA Oliver's impressionistic pastel of the old clapboard... |
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| | ..house at the joining of the Borough Mill and Neshaminy Creeks in Edison |
| | | One of the few older buildings not made of stone in the village |
| | | Ellis' summer home still stands..... |
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| | 1903 plein air watercolor sketch of the Oliver summer house © Br. Oliver |
| | | A studio-finished watercolor of the Olivers' summer rental house © Br. Oliver |
| | | .....and occasionally gets a coating of snow |
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| | A late autumn sunset washes a glow over the Oliver summer home |
| | | Edison boasts three succesive elementary schools.... |
| | | ...this is the 1812 Bridgpoint School |
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| | Artist Joseph G Willman put his touch on the outside of the school |
| | | 1920 (?) photo of Joseph Willman in his Bridgepoint School studio |
| | | Outside Willman's studio on the end of the Bridgepoint School |
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| | This is the 1896 school on Doylestown Turnpike, now Rt 611 |
| | | Little has changed at the old school as it's now an antiques store |
| | | It's history is written in stone |
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| | The present school is Paul W Kutz elementary |
| | | A look toward the Shack and the old bridge entrance |
| | Another Bob Richey work from near the old bridge site
©B Richey |
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| | Here's the actual site draped in snow |
| | | A look at a different time, Dr Moore's stone ice house |
| | | John Ramsey Conner (1869 - 1952) sketched Edison as a Scumbler |
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| | The description of the buildings, Conner sat on the island |
| | | A stone smokehouse with snowflakes falling |
| | | The firewood sits in the snow |
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| | The Red Shed has undergone a tranformation and is now inhabited |
| | | An Alan Fetterman sat at the bridge site creating this oil ©A Fetterman |
| | | Alan's vantage point, a herron is hidden in the frame..www.alanfetterman.com |
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| | Though iced over more of the look Alan had |
| | | The foundation is all that's left of the trolley bridge.... |
| | | ...which passed over the Borough Mill Creek...... |
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| | ....forgotten by most as they pass on the Edison road bridge |
| | | What's left of the trolley tracks sit atop what's left of the bridge |
| | | The arches of, Curator of the US Mint, Dr Samuel Moore's stables |
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| | Dr Moore's (1774-1861) moved house he was Bridgepoint's entrepreneur |
| | | The intersection of Edison and Quarry road under a blanket of snow |
| | | Once well traveled, now old 611 is a side street.... |
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| | ....as evidenced by the lack of tracks in the snow |
| | | One of the old stone houses which survived the bypass build |
| | | A walk of the dog on a winter's eve |
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| | Looking toward the Shack from the bridge site in a snowstorm |
| | | The snow and wind hit the Shack once again as it has for over 150 years |
| | | Looking north on the Neshaminy behind the shack-Courtesy of Catherine D. Csubak |
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| | Looking north at the same spot, trees are not used for heat quite as much |
| | | The fall colors of the maple seem to be on fire at sunset |
| | | Fall brings color and cool, crisp air to the area |
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| | It also brings the vibrant colors of the sugar maples |
| | | The Blue Angels' delta forms over Edison from the NAS Willow Grove show |
| | | The Edison Air Force after taking off from the town launch site |
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| | The barn on the hill built around 1912 |
| | | EA Oliver's turn of the century watercolor of the hill ©Br. Oliver |
| | | The same hill in 2007, note telephone poles help to document |
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| | The entrance to Edison from the west is at Edison Quarry |
| | | 2006 saw Edison's first bike race fly down Kutz hill next to the Quarry |
| | | Sarah Blakeslee's (1912-2005) "View of Neshaminy at Edison" .... |
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| | ...was painted around 1935, the view from Edison Quarry today |
| | | Thanks to Scott Brown this is a 1925 Jos Willman oil...... |
| | | .....from the inside of the Edison Quarry showing the red vein of rock |
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| | The craggy old Maple trees shows off it's autumn colors one more time |
| | | County executions were performed near the Neshaminy in Edison |
| | | This is where Turk Road crossed the Neshaminy with no bridge |
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| | Edison's unfriendly neighbor, the county, has an outdoor rifle range... |
| | | Which prevents access to the most beautiful bend in the creek near the gallows |
| | | On the county property the Alms house or poor house is now offices |
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| | Upstream from Edison on the way to Castle Valley then...... |
| | | ..now. From about the same vantage point. The trees hide it. |
| | | A closer look shows the two windowed barn which gave it away. |
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| | Edison's border with The Turk in the August 1925 was the Toll House ©EAO |
| | | The Edison/The Turk border across from the Toll House was the old church |
| | | The old church during it's rehabilitation |
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| | | The Turk's Head tavern mansion in 1905 as seen by the Arnold Bros |
| | | The Turk's Head today, PennDOT cut off 75% of the hotel for no good reason |
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| | Across from the Turk's Head, PennDOT gave owners a 2 lane concrete front yard |
| | | The trolley in The Turk, the house on the left is no longer, credit to Bob Foley |
| | | From near the same spot in Foley photo though elevated due to bypass |
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| | The two houses on right of Foley photo sans porches by PennDOT, note nook in ... |
| | | PennDot 2 lane concrete front yards in The Turk, on right in Foley photo |
| | | The most southern Turk house to survive, middle house in Foley photo |
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| | ©EAO John Herbert Oliver (R)(1911-1985) in 1925 sits in front of..... |
| | | .....the 1735 Turk Mill, or Potter's Mill this from the same spot in 2007 |
| | | The Turk's Mill far below the PennDot built Doylestown exit |
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| | A 1940's or 50's look at the back of the Turk Mill, note the outhouse, |
| | | Springhouses as near Turk Mill were built to protect water sources from animals |
| | | North from The Turk is Doylestown, Old Court House left center horizon ©L Craven |
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| | The present day look, the new courthouse is central horizon |
| | | Visit http://www.richoliver.us/eao/scumblers/ |
| | | Trolleys similar to this Willow Grove trolley came thru Edison from 1898 to 1934 |
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| | The known Scumblers in the early days of the 1900s. ©EAO,,,thank you Ellis |
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