When we think of the Lenape roaming through our woods and fishing our rivers and streams, we tend to picture them in a familiar landscape — in our world. “Not so,” said historian Amy Hollander …
The Clemens tract, more than 100 acres in size, dates back to the Revolutionary era; and the first owners were Christian and Mary Clemens. For multiple generations it was a successful …
The new owners of the Carversville Inn are eyeing a Fall 2024 reopening for the village staple, which closed in 2020 during the pandemic. Built in 1813, the structure has served at various times as a …
A small section of Bridge Street in Stockton, N.J. is scheduled to be closed Monday, Aug. 28, to Thursday, Aug. 31, blocking motorists from using the Centre Bridge-Stockton Toll-Supported Bridge at …
By the time 25-year-old Benjamin Parry arrived in Coryell’s Ferry around 1782 with his older brother, Thomas, the tiny village on the Delaware River was already in its third generation, and third name — following “Wells Ferry” and “Canby’s Ferry.”
It’s basically a big hole in the ground, but the Durham Township supervisors and members of the Durham Historical Society are intrigued by its discovery and believe it may be much more than that.
There have never been many families of color in Doylestown Borough. And, in 1887, there were likely only four, according to the ancestors of one of the families and historical records. Among that small group …
Throughout history new roads have been catalysts driving the economic and social development of towns and cities around the world. So, when the original direction of Old York Road was changed, making …
News of a wedding in Doylestown had traveled across the country during the summer of 1913, and the San Francisco Call carried the following article on Aug. 10. The happy couple were …
The Turk, as it was known, was a village south of Doylestown, near the village of Edison on the Neshaminy Creek. The name comes from the “Sign of the Turk’s Head” on the village …
At 16 N. Franklin St. (between West State and Wood streets) in Doylestown, a wagon spoke factory burned to the ground in 1901. It is unclear when the property was …
Historic Fallsington Inc.’s Stagecoach Tavern has been a landmark and focal point on Meetinghouse Square since the mid-1700s. Built as a home for John Merrick, Mahlon Rickey petitioned the …
A first-person portrayal of Susanna Warder, one of the documented slaves of Pennsylvania founder William Penn, will be presented at 2 p.m. Saturday, at the Gather Place Museum, 188 S. Canal St. in …
Running behind the Doylestown Inn and adjacent buildings was an alley named Oyster Shell Lane, so called because surrounding restaurants threw oyster shells there in bad weather to …
A display of 30 photographs taken of places in Yardley Borough in the early to mid-1900s, is coming back to town this weekend. But “Yardley — The Way We Were” is an exhibit with a twist.
Jameson Murphy, of Tinicum, is turning folk art into a new business, one that reflects the region’s rich cultural history. His hand-painted hex signs are decorating barns and businesses and adding a …
For anyone who ventures onto the streets of the historic village of Fallsington in the lower part of Bucks County, it does not take much imagination to feel as if you have left some of the modern world behind.
The era of picnics in the middle of the 19th century gave all who participated a great deal of pleasure, according to Doylestown historian W.W.H Davis.
As the small borough of Ivyland approaches its 150th anniversary, a look back reveals that Ivyland is a place that certainly likes to celebrate its birthday. It has recognized its founding day — …
Nockamixon Township’s Historic Commission, with an impressive record of special projects and activities that preserve and promote the township’s historic assets, is appealing to residents for …
