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Tag: Delaware River

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

Bring back the water wheels

October 28, 2019 carllavo

Here’s why the historic Delaware Canal periodically dries up below New Hope. A month ago, all was picturesque on the…

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Posted in: Bristol Borough, Falls Township, New Hope, Uncategorized Filed under: Archimedes Screw, Chez Odette, Delaware Canal, Delaware River, Friends of the Canal, Point Pleasant, Susan Taylor, Tohickon Creek, waterwheel, wing dam

The Mystique of Devil’s Hole

March 19, 2019 carllavo

How a geologic and historic wonder in Upper Bucks met its demise. In high school, my buddies and I formed…

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Posted in: Durham Township, Uncategorized Filed under: Cooks Creek, Delaware River, Durham Cave, Henry Chapman Mercer, lime kiln

The Marbleheaders

December 7, 2018 carllavo

How a shoemaker and his fishermen saved George Washington’s army. Frank Lyons enjoys portraying the man who made possible George…

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Posted in: Washington Crossing Filed under: Col. John Glover, Continental Army, Delaware River, East River, Frank Lyons, Gen. Howe, Hessians, Marbleheaders, Pelham Bay, Redcoats, Summerseat, Trenton

The Biddles of Bensalem

June 27, 2018 carllavo

One family’s patriotic legacy is recalled at fabulous Andalusia. Years ago I worked with a young newspaper reporter engaged to…

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Posted in: Andalusia Filed under: Andrew Jackson, Capt. Nicholas Biddle, Delaware River, Greek architecdture, Nicholas Biddle, Panic of 1837, Princeton, Second Bank of the United States, Thomas Ustick Walter, U.S. Capitol Dome, University of Pennsylvania

The Fighting Quaker

October 23, 2017 carllavo

A statue to the Father of the U.S. Marine Corps is proposed for Bristol’s riverside park. Last August, exciting news…

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Posted in: Bristol Borough Filed under: American Revoluiton, Bahamas, Delaware River, Dunk's Ferry, Major Samuel Nicholas, Nassau, Philadelphia, Tun Tavern, U.S. Marine Corps

‘Crazy Fitch’ deserved better

October 9, 2017 carllavo

Warminster man who invented the steamboat in Bucks County had a tragic end. Folks here have long lionized one man’s…

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Posted in: Warminster Filed under: Bristol, Burlington, Cleremont, Delaware River, John Fitch, museum, Philadelphia, Robert Fulton, steamboat, Trenton

Mismatched Amour

September 25, 2017 carllavo

The forgotten tale of a Bristol beauty and the exiled king of Spain. He lived in a palace on a…

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Posted in: Bristol Borough Filed under: Bordentown, Crosswicks Creek, Delaware River, Indian Head penny, Joseph Napoleon, Keene Mansion, Margaret R. Grundy Memorial Library, Nicholas Bidle, Pointe Breeze, Sarah Keene, U.S. Mint

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