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Ambler... Then and Now Print E-mail
Enid HorowitzEnid D. Horowitz has lived in the Ambler area with her husband, Mark, and two children since 1990. During this time she has worked as a music teacher, a chaplaincy coordinator, a grant writer, a publicity and public relations person, an administrator of a charitable fund, and as a professional musician.  Enid created “Ambler…Then & Now” for a class project at Temple University, where she is working toward her Master of Journalism degree. Gay Talese’s book, Unto the Sons, sparked her interest in Ambler’s history.

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A Brief History of the Wissahickon Valley Print E-mail
The Wissahickon Valley Historical Society draws its name from the stream which flows through the Townships of Lower Gwynedd and Whitpain as well as the Borough of Ambler. The Wissahickon is a 25 mile long stream with headwaters in the area now covered by the Montgomery Mall. It winds its way through Upper and Lower Gwynedd, Whitpain, Ambler, and Whitemarsh Townships before emptying into a deep Alpine-like gorge as it enters the city of Philadelphia. After a 6.5 mile trip through some of the region's most scenic landscape, the stream joins the Schuykill River just below City Line Avenue.
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