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With the prosperity of the late 20th century, and the rediscovery of traditional small towns as high quality places to live, Doylestown has seen a… 10 Doyle Street Doylestown, PA 18901 | Borough Hall: (215) 345-4140 | Police: (215) 345-4143
Website. www .doylestownborough .net. Doylestown is a borough in and the county seat of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 census, the borough population was 8,300. Doylestown is located 20 miles (32 km) northwest of Trenton, 25 miles (40 km) north of Center City Philadelphia, and 27 miles (43 km) southeast of Allentown.
Doylestown became the county seat of Bucks County in 1812, and the area flourished when a railroad line was completed between Doylestown and Philadelphia in 1856. Doylestown's historic downtown began to deteriorate in the early 1960s, but the town was revitalized in part due to an architectural preservation movement.
Mayor Not Available Joseph B. Weaver (b.1825 - d.1886) 1870-1872 5 Mayor Not Available Abel H. Pursell (b.1821 - d.1898 ) 1872-1873 6 Mayor Not Available Joseph Benjamin Weaver (b.1825 - d.1886) 1874 7 Mayor Not Available William G. Bigelow (b.1841 - d.1927) 1874-1881 8 Mayor Not Available Joseph Benjamin Weaver (b.1825 - d.1886) 1882-1883 9 Mayor
Jan 25, 2022 · HBO's "The Gilded Age" main characters leave their lives in Doylestown for the big city in late 1800's New York. Mercer Museum and Fonthill Castle aren't Doylestown's only claims to turn-of-the ...
The borough’s origins traced back to William Doyle (1712-1800), a tavern keeper of Irish ancestry. Doyle’s home sat adjacent to Dyers Mill Road, a north-south route established in 1722, which ran from Philadelphia to Easton (and later became Route 611). In 1730, a new east-west route (later Route 202) was established that ran from Coryell ...
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The shortest-serving former mayor is James Robinson, who served only eight months before resigning from office on September 11, 1827. The longest-serving mayor is Michael B. Coleman, who served 16 years and is the only African American to serve as mayor. Andrew Ginther is the current mayor. He took office on January 1, 2016.
