The bucolic fields of Newtown have long been a place for farming, horse breeding and stables. In keeping with this deep agrarian past, it was commonplace at the turn of the century to see working …
This downtown Doylestown address, next to the Fountain House, has housed landmark businesses for more than 150 years. First a livery stable, it was built in 1871 by William Corson …
Only three days after war broke out between the states in April 1861, the Doylestown Guards, under the command of Captain William W.H. Davis, answered President Lincoln’s …
Although no visible evidence remains today, Newtown served as the County Seat of Bucks County from 1726 to 1812, before it was moved to Doylestown. During this period, this rural community grew.
When first laid out by William Magill in 1810, Arabella Street was an important downtown Doylestown passageway. It extended from West State Street southward toward …
Richard Moore (1793-1874) moved from Gwynedd to Quakertown in about 1813, and quickly established himself as a teacher. Quakertown was becoming an educational and intellectual center. Quakers always …
The small building located at 1237 W. Broad St. in Quakertown was built in 1772. At only 15-feet-by-15-feet, it was originally an addition to a log home. When Abel Robert’s son married a girl who lived ...
The main home and office of Quakertown Historical Society is the Burgess Foulke House. It received its name because in 1812 when Edward Foulke Sr. had the stone farmhouse built near the intersection …
Editor's Note: Following publication of this piece, the screening was cancelled, according to the Village Improvement Associations of Doylestown.
Bucks County’s largest municipal park is the 122-acre Lake Lenape Park connecting Perkasie and Sellersville. However, the park almost did not come to pass until local leaders joined with federal …
In 1946, “turning over the first spadeful of earth with a long, silver-colored shovel, Doylestown Burgess [Mayor] George C. Butler presided at the …
Perkasie is known in Upper Bucks County for its public events that draw thousands of visitors to town each year. But no event outshines Perkasie’s oldest event: the annual community Christmas Tree …
In October 1902, Doylestown Borough Council discussed “scores of dry wells in the borough which have been in use for years and years, and which are in such filthy …
Perkasie is known for its hometown charm, but did you know the borough has four different historic areas? With a population of 9,129 people, Perkasie packs a lot of historic architecture and features …
The Bucks County Times sponsored a baby contest in August 1937 for which photos of children under the age of 6 could be entered free of charge. A total of $450 in prizes was …
Like many towns on the old North Pennsylvania Railroad line, Perkasie was created as a train town, with life built around the arrival and departure of passenger and freight services. But after World War II, train services steadily faded away during the Baby Boom.
In 1970, the noted Doylestown Intelligencer columnist, Lester Trauch, quoted Margaret N. Curry, who wrote “In the early 1900’s. . .my sister Katie and I trudged off each morning …
Dr. Arthur Ricker, a beloved and prominent New Hope physician and history buff, was concerned. The recently enacted Interstate Highway Act of 1956 would soon direct tens of thousands of vehicles to …
