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Month: October 2018

The Witch of the Woods

October 31, 2018 carllavo

How a yellow cat and a mysterious encounter transformed the childhood of Letitia Betts. The reality of farming came early…

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Posted in: Solebury Township Filed under: Benedict Arnold, Letitia Betts, orange cat, witch

Targeted for destruction

October 24, 2018 carllavo

At the outset of World War II, U-boat saboteurs came ashore intent on blowing up a Bensalem factory. You don’t…

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Posted in: Bensalem Filed under: Adolph Hitler, cryolite, George John Dasch, Nazi, Penn Salt, U-boat, U.S. Coast Guard

Fact vs. Fiction

October 16, 2018 carllavo

Was New Hope named for a comedian’s family? Did Buckingham become Bristol Township? And more. Sorting fact from fiction in…

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Posted in: Bristol Township, Haycock Township, New Hope, Uncategorized Filed under: Benjamin Parry, Bob Hope, Bucks County Playhouse, Haycock Mountain, New Hope Flour Mill, Rocky Bearry, William Penn

Arched wonders of Bucks

October 9, 2018 carllavo

River spans in Yardley and Middletown reflect engineering genius of 100 years ago. Whether you go by kayak down the…

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Posted in: Yardley Filed under: CSX, Henry Grow., Mormon Tabernacle, Norfolk and Southern, railroads, rebars, SEPTA, trestle, Yardley Centennial Bridge

Hallowed Ground of the Forgotten

October 2, 2018 carllavo

Memorial held for Quaker slaves buried at meetinghouse They were slaves owned by Quakers. They were fugitives. They were free…

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Posted in: Langhorne Filed under: bucks county, bucks county slavery history, cemetery segregation, Middletown Friends Monthly Meeting, quaker slaves, slavery, Underground Railroad

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