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Midnight Wanderers 1874 Journey to Elm Tree Farm
An account of the Midnight Wanderers social club from Philadelphia visiting Elm Tree Farm in Bucks County on Aug 22 1874. The tale describes the trip from Kensington Depot to Eddington, gigging for eels, rough crossing of briars and swamps, a bridge encounter with startled locals, and a Sunday breakfast and camp meeting before returning to the city.
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Midnight Wanderers
Philadelphia
Doric Hall
Elmtree Farm
Bensalem
Bucks County
Francis William Headman
Pennsylvania
Headman
George Seckel Headman
George
Wanderers
G.S. Woodbury
G. Sickel Headman
Charles G. Wilson
Charles Ramsey
J. Jacob Shannon
C. Few Seiss
Kensington
Elm Tree Farm
Charley
Jacob
Eddington
Lou
Alice
John