Morning on the Wissahiccon

The Opal, 1844, edited by N.P. Willis. John C. Riker, New York.

"Morning on the Wissahiccon" (also called "The Elk") is an 1844 work by Edgar Allan Poe describing the natural beauty of Wissahickon Creek, which flows into the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia. It borders between being a short story and a travel essay.