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Month: December 2020

The Legend of Poets’ Rock

December 28, 2020 carllavo

The historic stone in Solebury Township attracted quite a following in the 1800s. I first got to know Robert Cleary…

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Posted in: Solebury Township Filed under: abolitionist, Cuttaloosa Creek, Cuttaloosa Valley, John Greenleaf Whittier, Lumberville, Pennsylvania Hall fire, Poets' Rock, slavery

Morrisville’s exiled general

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President Madison offered Jean Victor Moreau command of American troops in the War of 1812. This is the time of…

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Posted in: Morrisville Filed under: Battle of Tourcoing, Battle of Trenton, Bordentown, French Revolution, george washington, Moreau Street, Napoleon Bonaparte, Robert Morris, Summerseat mansion

Bristol’s first airmail flight

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A prototype seaplane built in town took First Day letters aloft in 1938. My recent column on the airmail flight…

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Posted in: Bristol Borough, Levittown, Perkasie Filed under: Bolton Mansion, Bristol Wharf, Delaware River, Fleetwing Aircraft, Perkasie's Town Tree Lighting, Sea Bird

Hard Times on the Delaware

December 12, 2020 carllavo

Aunt Betsy brought joy and warmth to a Bucks inn during a tough era. One of the delights of my…

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Posted in: Solebury Township Filed under: Cuttalossa Creek, Hard Times tavern, River Road, Route 32, the Camel Inn

The story of the great levee

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How a massive flood transformed life on Morrisville’s river island. A favorite passion of mine is biking the 60-mile-long Delaware…

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Posted in: Morrisville Filed under: Corps of Engineers, Flood Control lAct of 1936, Great Depression, Morrisville Little League, Williamson Municipal Park, World Series Champions

Gone and almost forgotten

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Once upon a time 10 Indian towns dominated the Bucks County forest. Vestiges. That’s about all we’re left with. A…

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Posted in: Buckingham Township, Durham Township, Playwicki Farm Park, Solebury Township, Tinicum Township, Uncategorized, Upper Bucks Filed under: Carversville, Cuttalossa Valley, Delawre River, george washington, Lenni Lenape tribe, the Narrows

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