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Month: June 2020

A village frozen in time

June 28, 2020 carllavo

An Atlantic wonder fish, rocks and a ferry put Pebbletown on the map. If you don’t slow down on River…

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Posted in: Upper Makefield Filed under: ferry boat, george washington, Revolutionary War, shad, shad fishery, Washington Crossing

The Bridge No One Wants

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A crumbling architectural marvel from 1804 in Warwick needs a savior. I recently suggested an adventure to the grand kids:…

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Posted in: Warwick Township Filed under: Civil War, Continental Army, george washington, Neshaminy Creek, U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, Warwick Historical Society, York Road
Carl LaVO atop "Big Rock".

Big Rock and other tales

June 8, 2020 carllavo

Bucks County history inspires recollections from local readers. The fun of digging into history is discovering something unusual. I thank…

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Posted in: Bristol Borough, Langhorne, Morrisville Filed under: ferry boat, Greystone, Pandemic, Samuel Clift, Scarlet Fever, William Penn

The French Chef and the Bucks Artist

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TV star Julia Child discovered Bucks after marrying Charlie Child’s brother. The only thing I wonder is this: Did Charlie…

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Posted in: Lumberville, New Hope Filed under: Bucks County Playhouse, Charlie Child, Greenhill Road, Harvard Lampoon, Paul Child, Pennswood Village

The Sister No One Knows

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Lela Mercer was a European baroness whose brothers made Doylestown famous. Last fall I toured the Aldie Mansion in Doylestown…

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Posted in: Doylestown Filed under: Aldie Mansion, Austria, Baron Hubert Fidler von Isarborn, Denube River, Fonthill Castle, Henry Chapman, Lela Mercer, Walpurga, William Chapman

Bridge Over Troubled Waters

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Depression-era jobs program put citizens to work building the Bristol-Burlington Bridge. The other day I was out for a walk…

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Posted in: Bristol Borough, Burlington County, Burlington Island Filed under: Coney sIsland, Congress, Great Depression, J.D. Mullane, Keystone Flying Field, Public Works Administration, U.S. War Department

How a borough lost its name

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The story of a colonel, a fire truck, post office, railroad station and a fight between towns. In my frequent…

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Posted in: Langhorne, Penndel, Uncategorized Filed under: Attleboro, Jeremiah Langhorne, Langhorne Manor, North Pennslvania Railroad, post office, railroad station, slavery

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