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Category: Doylestown Township

‘The kindly grandfather with the sad eyes’

October 17, 2020 carllavo

Jean Toomer, Conestoga horses and ‘Lassie Come Home’. Laure Duval recently shared a personal memoir after reading my column about…

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Posted in: Buckingham Township, Doylestown Township, Milford Filed under: Conestoga horse breed, Conestoga wagons, Eric Knight, Jean Toomer, Lassie Come Home, Pennsylvania Dutch

‘The Place of Big Writing’

September 10, 2020 carllavo

Characters and locales that enrich the lore of Bucks County. Bucks County history is like a cornucopia of never ending…

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Posted in: Bucks County, Doylestown, Doylestown Township Filed under: Buckingham Mountain, cave, Doan Gang, Hooplepoletown, Lahaska, Peddler's Village, Warrington joy ride

Jean Toomer, the American

August 19, 2020 carllavo

The Bucks County literary giant defied racial stereotypes in his lifelong identity quest. A few years ago, friend Tom Raski…

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Posted in: Buckingham Township, Doylestown, Doylestown Township Filed under: "The Work", Buckingham Friends Meeting, George Gurdjieff, New York Stock Exchange, Wharton Esherik

Horse Thieves and Other Villains

February 27, 2020 carllavo

A look back at bringing culprits to justice in 19th century Bucks County. There was no messing around when it…

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Posted in: Buckingham Township, Bucks County, Doylestown Township, Edison, Falls Township, Lambertville, New Hope, Northampton Filed under: Horse thieves, insurance company, Judge Henry Wynkoop, telegraph committee

Wonders of Bucks County, Part 2

January 13, 2020 carllavo

The family spotlight continues to No. 1. Second in a 2-part series Behold: the top half of our Top 12…

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Posted in: Doylestown Township, Tinicum Township Filed under: Covered Bridges, Cuttalossa Valley, Delaware Canal, Mercer Mile, Ringing Rocks, Tyler Estate

A Hero Comes Along

March 22, 2019 carllavo

Looking back on one woman’s 18-year crusade to create a juvenile justice system for Bucks. There’s no statue nor portrait…

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Posted in: Bucks County, Doylestown, Doylestown Township Filed under: Bucks County Court of Common Pleas, foster homes, Gertrude Bright, Judge Hiram H. Keller

Road to Redemption

March 5, 2019 carllavo

The story behind Bucks County’s Almshouse Road. Behind every place name often lurks a tale that fires the imagination. I…

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Posted in: Doylestown Township Filed under: almshouse, Big Ben Jones, Bucks County government, Bucks County Planning Commission, James Michener, Neshaminy Creek, poorhouse, Spruce Hill, William Penn

The Rock Crackers

July 13, 2018 carllavo

Copper, iron, lead, gold and more enrich Bucks County’s mining history. My grandchildren enjoy collecting unusual rocks like their mom…

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Posted in: Doylestown Township, Edison Filed under: Bowman's Hill, Durham Furnace and Mill, Edison Quarry, Gold Mine, Joseph Bucciarelli Jr., Lake Galena, quarries, rattlesnake hill, Van Sciver Lake

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