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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 ...
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, 27 miles (43 km) southeast of Allentown.
- 456 ft (139 m)
- Bucks
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- Pennsylvania
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Doylestown is the county seat of Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Founded in the mid 18th century, it became the county seat in 1813 and was formally incorporated as a borough in 1838. "Doylestown is named after the Doyle family. The Doyle family originally came from France (the name was D'Ouilli), but moved to Ireland during the Inquisition.
Full Title: Doylestown Full Atlas Title: Bucks County 1876 State: Pennsylvania Location 1: Unattributed Location 2: Unattributed Publish Date: 1876 Publisher: J. D. Scott Number Maps in the Atlas: 86 Map Original Width: 13.23" Map Original Height: 16.58" Item Number: US13652 Collection: Historic Map Works Rare Historic Maps Collection
Mail coach lines through Doylestown were established in 1823, and a daily coach to New York began in 1829, with stops in New Hope and New Brunswick, New Jersey. Rail Services Arrive. Doylestown’s development by 1850 is shown in this detail from a map of Bucks County. The county seat’s original courthouse and jail are depicted in the lower ...
Date: 1832. Map. A map of the town of Holden Relief shown by hachures. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Contributor: Chaffin, Charles. Date: 1832. Collection. Cities and Towns This category includes maps that depict individual buildings to panoramic views of large urban areas.
Edward Doyle's children remained in Bucks County and settled in the area of Doylestown. In 1730 Edward Doyle Junior (born 1690) bought 150 acres of land in what is now Doylestown. Further land purchases were made in the area by the Doyle family in 1737. The Doyles built an inn in 1745 and the town was known early on as "William Doyl's Tavern ...
