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June 25, 2019 carllavo

How Bedminster, Bensalem and the village of Anchor got their names. There’s this tale about a band of Irish immigrants…

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Posted in: Bedminster, Bensalem, Uncategorized, Wrightstown Township Filed under: ben franklin, Ireland, kite, Welsh, wooly mammoth

The 12:10 to Rushland

June 4, 2019 carllavo

The steam locomotive era comes alive briefly beside a forlorn Bucks County depot. As usual, my pal Mark Bogdon got…

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Posted in: Rushland Filed under: Baldwin steam locomotive, Davis Feed Mill, New Hope & Ivyland Railroad, North Wales, Rushland depot

‘My Brave Friend’

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Reflections on the life of a Bucks County hero. Memorial Day in my childhood meant rooting for Bill Vukovich to…

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Posted in: Bristol Borough Filed under: Battle of White Oak Swamp, Civil War, Montgomery Guard, Second Battle of Bull Run, St. James Episcopal Church, Third Reserve Infantry Regiment of Pennsylvania

TLC for Fonthill

May 24, 2019 carllavo

The pace of change is speeding up at Doylestown’s fairytale castle. One of Margaux’s favorite places is Fonthill Castle in…

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Posted in: Doylestown Filed under: Henry Chapman Mercer, Kyle McKoy, Little House in the Woods, Mercer Museum

The Brewster Scandal

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Massive fraud at a Warminster aircraft factory caused its U.S. seizure in World War II. About a week ago, I…

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Posted in: Warminster Filed under: Apollo astronauts. Ann's Choice, James Work, NADC, Time magazine, U.S. Navy, USS Shenandoah, Warminster Community Park

Patriotism and foreboding in Bristol Borough in 1861

May 13, 2019 carllavo

“Blood will run to the bits of the horses’ bridles.” Mary Anne and I enjoy dining at the King George…

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Posted in: Bristol Borough Filed under: Confederacy, Delaware House, Fort Sumter, King George II inn, Philadelphia, President John Tyler, Robert Tyler

Historical feedback

April 30, 2019 carllavo

Readers share more of the story about Bucks County history. My job as a journalist is to produce every week…

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Posted in: Northampton, Quakertown Filed under: Almshouse Road, antique carriages, Benedict Arnold, Dave Palmer, george washington, Pacers, Poorman Road, Rushland, Trotters, West Point

A free thinker’s last wish

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The story of a Bucks tea merchant, a famous poet and a philosopher. William Ingram of Bucks County made a…

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Posted in: West Rockhill Township Filed under: Civil War, Cooper Shop Volunteer Refreshment Saloon, cremation, Walt Whitman, William Cooper

Hello, Again

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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

The fast and the mighty

April 9, 2019 carllavo

Bucks County’s history of champion race horses and trotters is remarkable. A close friend of Dad’s once owned a bargain…

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Posted in: Bristol Township, Lower Makefield, Quakertown, Roy Rogers Trigger, Rushland Filed under: Bud Doble, Long Island, Messenger, Pacers, Penndel, Pennsbury Enterprises, racehorse, Smarty Jones, sulkies, Thoroughbreds, Trotters

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