Hidden History of Bucks County
Hidden History of Bucks County

Author: Jennifer Rogers

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2019-02-11

Total Pages: 170

ISBN-13: 143966613X

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Bucks County was an original county in William Penn's newly formed Pennsylvania province and has carried the weight of history ever since. Join author Jennifer Rogers as she recounts the lesser-known history of Bucks County. Industrial power in the region expanded in the late 1700s as Irish laborers sacrificed life and limb to construct a section of the Pennsylvania Canal and the Durham Furnace. In 1921, a gruesome train wreck claimed the lives of twenty-seven people, forever leaving its tragic mark on the busy rail lines emerging from Philadelphia. Raised a Quaker in Doylestown, James A. Michener went from local English teacher to Pulitzer Prize-winning author, leaving his philanthropic mark at the art museum named for him.

Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Bucks County, Pennsylvania

Author: Kathryn Finegan Clark

Publisher: Schiffer Publishing

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780764340253

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Journey to Bucks County, Pennsylvania, for an intimate depiction of a community that's known throughout the world for its natural beauty and nurturing of the arts. Explore remnants of the county's 330-year history through 191 images and story-essays, showing how the present has roots in the past - how the old becomes new. This collection goes beyond the iconic fieldstone farmhouse and covered bridge to capture the magic flavor of the region. Visit spots most tourists never see and discover some surprising secrets, such as the oldest "old boy's club" in the world, pyramids, Ivy League Indians, and more. From estate to public park, old towns to villages, relive the history of Bucks County as it enters a prosperous now.

Early Friends Families of Upper Bucks, with Some Account of Their Descendants
Early Friends Families of Upper Bucks, with Some Account of Their Descendants

Author: Clarence Vernon Roberts

Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Com

Published: 2009-06

Total Pages: 744

ISBN-13: 0806306688

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Early Friends Families of Upper Bucks is a collection of genealogical and historical information pertaining to the first settlers of the upper part of Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Separate chapters are assigned to each family, and approximately 12,000 persons are named and identified. The genealogies commence with the first of the Bucks County line (usually during the period of the eighteenth century, but also earlier) and proceed, on average, through about eight generations.

Stone Houses
Stone Houses

Author: Margaret Bye Richie

Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13:

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Stone Houses is a unique presentation of a beloved building tradition in one of the most charming and historically significant regions in the nation.