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William Doyle's 18th Century Inn, founded at the intersection of the Philadelphia to Easton, and Swedsford to Coryell's Ferry roads, was the seed that bloomed into the town now known as Doylestown.
In 1810, the legislature appointed three commissioners from outside Bucks County to choose a new location for the county seat, stipulating that it could be no more than three miles from Bradshaw’s Corner, the county’s geographic center. In May 1810 the commissioners voted unanimously to make Doylestown the new seat.
This page provides a brief history about the naming of Doylestown Borough, Pennsylvania, the people who settled it, and the industry rising within it. County Seat since 1813, borough since 1838. The land on which Doylestown is built was originally owned by the Free Society of Traders of London.
As of 2022, the mayor of Doylestown is Elnora "Noni" West. The borough council consists of Council President Jack O'Brien, Council Vice-President Wendy Margolis, Ben Bell, Tim Brennan, Lawrence Browne, Dennis Livrone, Joe Frederick, Jennifer Jarret, and Amy Taylor Popkin. Education Downtown Doylestown
In 1778, George Washington and his Continental Army camped near Doylestown, on their way from Valley Forge to fight the British in New Jersey. In 1812, Doylestown became the County Seat of Bucks County.
Mar 25, 2012 · Doylestown was made up in 1819 of portions of New Britain, Warwick and Buckingham Townships. By 1838 the borough of Doylestown was incorporated from the central core of the twenty-one year old township.
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Noni (Elnora) West, Mayor of Doylestown Borough. ewest@doylestownborough.net. 215.345-4140. Noni (Elnora) West was raised in Doylestown attending both Lenape and Central Bucks High School (before East or South).
