Over the weekend, a recreated 17th century tall ship sailed up the Delaware River to Bristol, a port that welcomed Quakers to Bucks County in the 1680s.
The Yardley Historical Association will hold a guided walking tour of the borough’s Rivermawr neighborhood at 2 p.m. Thursday.
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 …
No one is quite sure how long the oak tree has stood at the intersection of York and Street roads in Lahaska. Some say it may have first sprouted in William Penn’s time. But it certainly has been …
The James A. Michener Art Museum in Doylestown presents programs for “Never Broken: Visualizing Lenape Histories,” on view Sept. 9, to Jan. 14.The important and rare display of contemporary …
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 …
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 re-routing of Old York Road from Centre Bridge (Reading’s Landing) to New Hope (Wells Ferry) in 1741 was the linchpin propelling the small river town’s prominence as a transportation hub in the 18th century.
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 …
At the regular monthly meeting of Doylestown Borough Council on March 20, 1911, a Mr. Watson said he had been “asked to call Council’s attention to the decided nui-sance of …
On Jan. 28, 1742, a derelict craft washes up on the coast of Brazil, carrying 30 hollow-eyed, emaciated men with a harrowing tale to tell. They claimed to be survivors of the Wager, a British warship …
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 …
For nearly 100 years, parking has been an issue in the Borough of Doylestown. On June 20, 1928, a letter to the borough council signed by residents and businessmen was written “to …
Two historic New Hope properties have been listed for sale for the first time in 40 years. Jointly listed for $4.95 million, the two contiguous properties include the Wedgwood Inn, which first opened …
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.”
When they aren’t glued to their electronic devices, today’s kids play with action figures and Barbie dolls. Five thousand years ago, Copper Age children on the Iberian Peninsula played with owls. …
When my son and his family last visited us, my elder grandson, who is 14, excitedly emerged from our basement with an old telephone in hand. His cheeks were flushed, his eyes sparkling, his …
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.
