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Category: Solebury Township

The rare treasure that is Cuttaloosa Valley

March 25, 2022 Carl LaVO

7 reasons why you should plan a visit in 2022. It’s only 3 miles long. But it leads way back…

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Posted in: Solebury Township Filed under: daniel garber, Doan Gang, John Greenleaf Whittier, Lenni Lenape Indians, Poets' Rock, Zebulon Pike

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

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

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

Bucks County’s first fair

September 28, 2020 carllavo

“Characters of the first respectability” showcased European cattle and sheep. In the 1970s Mary Anne and I moved from Yardley…

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Posted in: Buckingham Township, Solebury Township Filed under: Black Bass Inn, Bucks County Society for the Encouragement of Agriculture & Domestic Manufacdtures, Delaware River, Lumberville, Peddler's Village

The Covered Bridge That Disappeared

August 7, 2020 carllavo

The demise of a Bucks County treasure helped spark a movement to save others. It has been a tradition in…

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Posted in: Perkasie, Solebury Township Filed under: Bowman's Hill, Continental Army, Covered Bridges, Delaware River, george washington, Lower Southampton, New Britain, Nockamixon, Northampton, Pidcock Creek, South Perkasie Covered Bridge, Thompson-Neely Grist Mill, Washington Crossing Historic Park

Safe Haven in New Hope

April 24, 2020 carllavo

Divorced mom and toddler son find grace in legendary art community in 1935. In the harshest days of the Great…

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Posted in: New Hope, Solebury Township Filed under: Bucks County Playhouse, Charlie Child, Dr. George Marshall, Holmquist School for Girls, Karline Holmquist, Lumberville, New Hope art colony, New Hope Artiss' Co-Op Gallery, New Hope Artists Colony, Phillips Mill, Solebury School, William Berkeley, william lathrop

‘The Feavour Rages’

March 29, 2020 carllavo

Looking back on West Niles and Yellow Fever. In this age of pandemic, who can forget the West Nile scare…

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Posted in: Philadelphia, Solebury Township, Upper Makefield Filed under: Aquatong Spring, Caribbean, Cuba, Dengue, Dog Heartworm, Dominican Republic, encephalitis, Malaria, mosquito, West Nile virus, Yellow Fever

Lightning Ends an Era

January 30, 2020 carllavo

The drama and disaster of the Centre Bridge fire. I know a thing or two about covered bridges. I certainly…

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Posted in: Bucks County, Solebury Township Filed under: Centre Bridge Inn, Delaware Canal, edward redfield, firefighters, lightning, Michener Art Museum, N.J., New Hope art colony, Pennsylvania Impressionists, Stockton

Charlie Phillips’ mill

September 11, 2019 carllavo

The 1920s will be reborn in October to mark 90th anniversary of New Hope’s iconic art haven. My late grandmother…

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Posted in: New Hope, Solebury Township, Uncategorized Filed under: George Morley Marshall, New Hope art colony, Pennsylvania Impressionists, william lathrop

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