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Doylestown : the county seat of Bucks County, Pennsylvania by Brooks McNamara; Doylestown Historical Society; Brooks McNamara; Betty Strecker is a history book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Doylestown : the county seat of Bucks County, Pennsylvania about?

In 1682, William Penn offered the Free Society of Traders a nearly twenty-thousand-acre tract of land made up from the then communities of Warwick, New Britain, and Hilltown. The area grew slowly and, in 1745, William Doyle applied for permission to operate an inn at a well-traveled crossroads. With the permission granted, Doyles town was created. Spared destructive battles of the American Revolution, the town retained its rustic charm and appeal. By the beginning of the nineteenth century, Doylestown, as it had become known, had blossomed and was beginning to attract merchants and residents. It spent the next century somewhat in isolation until wealthy Philadelphians and New Yorkers discovered the borough in the 1930s, boasting of its abundant, beautiful, land and rich history. Doylestown is the first collection of images to document the history of the seat of Bucks County. The images contained in this collection were gathered primarily from local residents who, upon hearing of the pending publication, came forth with troves of photographs, stories, and memories of their hometown. Truly a community effort, Doylestown is a unique compilation of a storied past, a spirited present, a

Who reads Doylestown : the county seat of Bucks County, Pennsylvania?

Author

Brooks McNamara; Doylestown Historical Society; Brooks McNamara; Betty Strecker

Publisher

Arcadia Publishing; Arcadia

Published

2000

Language

EN

ISBN

9780738504971

Category

history

Subjects

History, Humanities

Rating

4.9 / 5 (12 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14