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The history of Doylestown can be told by comparing old maps to todays map. Via an interactive map, explore then and now. Click Here People of Doylestown. The history of Doylestown can be told by the storys of the people that have had an impact on our community. Click Here Stories of Doylestown. The history of Doylestown can be told by some of ...
Currently serving as the Doylestown branch of the Bucks County (Pa.) Free Library, the Melinda Cox Library was Doylestown's first free library. It opened in 1917 through a bequest of Doylestown resident Charles Cox (1832-1914) who left his entire estate to create a community library named after his mother, Melinda Hines Cox (1803-1890).
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History. 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. As a major crossroads in a largely agricultural area, Doylestown became a central village in the County, leading to its designation as the ...
Jul 13, 2023 · Henry Townsend Darlington (1832-1878) was born in Chester County in 1832. He moved to Doylestown as a young man and eventually became publisher of the Bucks County Intelligencer from 1855 to 1878 when The Intelligencer building was erected on Monument Square (Court and Main streets).
Government. The Mayor. 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).
Mar 25, 2012 · Historic Doylestown. March 25, 2012. 12:00 PM. Four hundred forty seven feet above sea level, Doylestown’s courthouse, church spires and the roof peaks of the Mercer Museum can be seen for miles around. As the county seat of Bucks County, it is appropriate that the town is situated near the geographic center of Bucks County.
Jul 25, 2021 · Doylestown was founded by and named for an early settler, William Doyle, who built a log cabin in 1827 that doubled as a home and the town’s first tavern. The village was incorporated in 1867. Chippewa Township is named after the Chippewa Indian tribe that used to inhabit the area. The Chippewas themselves, however, called the area Nibrara ...
