Lower Bucks County

by Herman, Andrew Mark

• ISBN13: 9780738505251
• ISBN10: 0738505250
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-12-01
• Publisher: Arcadia Pub

Summary

Named by William Penn in 1681, Bucks County is one of the three original counties in Pennsylvania and enjoys a lengthy tradition as an important region of this state. Lower Bucks County is a fascinating pictorial history of the towns that comprise the northern suburban edge of Philadelphia. Surveying the era from 1905 to 1970, the book includes images from the towns of Langhorne, Hulmeville, Trevose, Southampton, Newtown, Tullytown, Richboro, Churchville, Holland, Cornwells Heights, Fallsington, Yardley, Feasterville, Bristol, Oxford Valley, Parkland, and Andalusia. Lower Bucks County portrays the natural beauty of the area's scenery, as well as historic homes, hotels, stores, and schools. Several prominent families are also chronicled, as the county evolves into the bustling communities of today.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments and Bibliography	6	(7)
Introduction	7	(2)
Andalusia to Bridgewater	9	(18)
Falls and Bristol	27	(26)
Up the Neshaminy Creek	53	(20)
Along the Street Road Corridor	73	(22)
Langhorne and Middletown	95	(12)
Northampton, Newtown, and Yardley	107