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The Legend of Poets’ Rock

December 28, 2020 carllavo Leave a comment

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 Leave a comment

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

Nurse Nelson and the conquest of polio

November 22, 2020 carllavo Leave a comment

Central Bucks school nurse initiated U.S. campaign to defeat the virus that imperiled children in the 1950s. I remember the…

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Posted in: Doylestown Filed under: African American nurse, Dr. Jonas Salk, March of Dimes, Pittsburgh, Polio Pioneers, vaccine

Laura Jean takes to the sky

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The 17-year-old Langhorne girl made local aviation history in 1938. I can identify with how Laura Jean Candy of Langhorne…

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Posted in: Bristol Borough, Langhorne Filed under: John VanSant, Lincoln Highway, National Air Mail Week, Old Star Airport, Oxford Valley Mall, Silver Star Airport

Oldest Restaurant in Pennsylvania?

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Magazine claims Lancaster eatery is oldest in constant operation but 2 in Bucks beg to differ. My friend Rich Hart…

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Posted in: Bristol Borough, New Hope, Yardley Filed under: Abigail Adams, Benedict Arnold, Bordentown, Col. John Cadwalader, Continental Tavern, Coryell's Ferry, ferryJohn Adams, george washington, ghosts, Joseph Bonaparte, N.J., Napoleon, Stockyard Inn

How Rinker Buck crossed the Delaware

November 2, 2020 carllavo Leave a comment

The Lambertville-New Hope bridge posed quite an obstacle for the 7-year-old in a Conestoga wagon. I’ve had many adventures on…

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Posted in: Lambertville, New Hope Filed under: Conestoga wagons, Delaware River, Nantucket sleigh ride, New Hope-Lambertville Bridge, World War II

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