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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. As a major crossroads in a largely agricultural area, Doylestown became a central village in the County, leading to its designation as the County Seat.
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.
- 456 ft (139 m)
- Bucks
- 18901–18902
- Pennsylvania
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The oldest families of Doylestown, Harveys, Stewarts, McIntoshes, Vanluvanee, Halls, Magills, and the DuBoises. In 1820 the population of Doylestown was but 360, and about 500 in 1829. One account tells us the population was 800 in 1830.
Mar 25, 2012 · Jeremiah Langhorne, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and a substantial landholder in Bucks County deeded approximately 300 acres from the present Hamilton Street one block west of the town’s main intersection extending easterly along Court Street to East Street to his two slaves Cudjo and Jo, who were to become free landholders after his death...
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). The library merged with the county library in 1981.
Doylestown Historical Society (Doylestown, Pa.) Abstract: The area now known as Doylestown (Bucks County, Pennsylvania) was given to Edward Doyle as a land grant from William Penn in 1692. 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 ...
In the early 1730s, Edward Doyle and his sons lived in the area, and in 1745 William Doyle built a tavern so that travellers would have a place to rest on their journey along the rough roads. The village was first known as "William Doyle's Tavern", and later came to be called Doylestown.
