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Tag: Neshaminy Creek

The nibbling of New Britain

April 27, 2021 carllavo

How dreams of an English fiefdom in Central Bucks County faded away. It’s easy to view New Britain Township as…

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Posted in: New Britain Township Filed under: Chief Tamanend, Free Society of Traders, Neshaminy Creek, William Penn

The Bucks town named for Mrs. Schaffer’s flowers

October 17, 2020 carllavo

Stories behind Gardenville and other place names. The first time I roared up the steep hill on Durham Road (Route…

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Posted in: Hulmeville, Morrisville, Tinicum Township, Uncategorized Filed under: American Revolution, Durham Road, Gardenville Hotel, Neshaminy Creek, Plumstead, Robert Morris, Route 413, Summerseat, Trenton

The Bridge No One Wants

June 28, 2020 carllavo

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

Can you say ‘Hackaczockan’?

December 2, 2019 carllavo

Place names of Lenape Nation define much of Bucks County. Pronouncing and spelling Indian place names were big challenges for…

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Posted in: Bucks County Filed under: Buckwampun Mountain, Delaware River, Neshaminy Creek, Peddler's Village, William Penn

Hello, Again

April 30, 2019 carllavo

Hulmeville is ‘over the moon’ about the rebirth of 148-year-old Johnson Hall. It was near closing time that my adventure…

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Posted in: Hulmeville, Uncategorized Filed under: Edward Hicks, grist mill, Houdini, John Hulme Jr., Neshaminy Creek, Peaceable Kingdom, Square One Coffee

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

Princeton’s roots in Bucks

July 30, 2017 carllavo

The Ivy League university in New Jersey has an historical link to Warminster and Warwick. Princeton University always has been…

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Posted in: Princeton Filed under: Benjamin Franklin, College of New Jersey, Gilbert Tennent, Ivy League, Lafayette College, Log College, Neshaminy Creek, Neshaminy-Warwick Presbyterian Church, Presbyterian Synod of North America, Warminster, Warwick, William Tennent

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