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History of Doylestown, Pennsylvania, USA

Journey back in time to Doylestown, Pennsylvania, USA

Visit Doylestown, Pennsylvania, USA. Discover its history. Learn about the people who lived there through stories, old newspaper articles, pictures, postcards and genealogy.

     

• 1854 - Doylestown
  Doylestown, a pleasant post-borough, capital of Bucks county, Pennsylvania, 100 miles E. from Harrisburg. A turnpike connects this place with...Read MORE...
  
  
  
• 1859
  DOYLESTOWN, a town, capital of Buck's co., in the state of Pennsylvania, U.S., 100 m. E of Harrisburg. Its surface is undulating and its soil...Read MORE...
  
  
  
• 1895 - Doylestown
  Doylestown, a post-borough, capital of Bucks co., Pa., is situated on an eminence, 33 miles by rail N. of Philadelphia, and about 18 miles N.E. of...Read MORE...
  
  
  
• 1896 - April 9 – The National Farm School (later Delaware Valley College) is chartered in Doylestown, PA.
  
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  April 9, 1896
  
  
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  Bucks County Court House
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•  1913 - 2 HURT, $100,000 DAMAGE BY FIRE AT DOYLESTOWN
  Three Large Buildings Burned in Blaze of Unknown Origin – Flames Menaced Whole Town
  
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  DOYLESTOWN, Dec. 24. – Fire destroyed a ...Read MORE...
  
  
  
• 1916
  Doylestown, a banking and residential post-borough, capital of Bucks co., Pa., is situated on an eminence, 28 miles N. of Philadelphia, on the...Read MORE...
  
  
  
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  Dr. Henry C. Mercer's "Fonthill," Doylestown, Pa.
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  Historical Building, Doylestown, Pa.
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• 1955 - Hurricane Diane - NINE DEATHS REPORTED IN EASTERN PA. 650 YOUNGSTERS MAROONED; RAIN REACHES 9 INCHES.
  ...The Red Cross said its emergency units were summoned to aid at a Boy Scout camp at Doylestown, about 30 miles north of Philadelphia. One worker...Read MORE...