Doylestown, Bucks County PA History

Description

History of Doylestown
Old and New
1745-1900
By William W. H. Davis, 1904
384 pages, Illustrated, Indexed, Searchable
-
Bonus -
Doylestown “Our Home Town”
1954 Movie Clip
Featuring Local Businesses, Schools
And Churches
15 minutes long
-
Bonus -
Doylestown
1930 Census Records
Scanned copies of original handwritten records
*******************************************************************************
Digital EBook
CD
Requires Adobe Reader 7 or higher to View; or MAC Access
Autoboot Menu for Easy PC Access; Manually open files on MAC
*******************************************************************************
Doylestown's origins date to 1745 when William Doyle obtained a license to build a tavern on what is now the northwest corner of Main and State Street. Known for years as "William Doyle's Tavern", its strategic location at the intersection of the road linking Swede's Ford (Norristown) and Coryell's Ferry (New Hope) (now U.S. Route 202) and the road linking Philadelphia and Easton (now PA Route 611) - allowed the hamlet to blossom into a village. The first church was erected in 1815, followed by the establishment of a succession of congregations throughout the 19th century.
During the first
decade of the 19th century discontent developed with the location of the county seat for Bucks County because Newtown was not a central location. The more centrally located Doylestown became the county seat in 1813. An outgrowth of Doylestown's new courthouse was the development of "lawyers row", a collection of Federal-style offices. One positive consequence of early 19th century investment in the new county seat was organized fire protection, which began in 1825 with the Doylestown Fire Engine Company.
In 1838 the Borough of Doylestown was incorporated
These are government scanned copies of the original
handwritten census records.
Legibility varies, depending on handwriting of census taker, quality of ink used, paper damage
over the years, quality of the scanning process.
Different from transcribed census records, these contain all information collected by the census taker.
These also give a sense of relatives and neighbors living nearby.
Due to population increases, more recent years require multiple files
for each census year.
Some of the earlier years also include records for other
Pennsylvania counties.
An index for all included counties is added for your convenience
Just insert the CD into your Windows computer and use the menu to open your book(s), and to download the
latest version of Adobe Reader.
If your system security prevents the CD from auto loading, just double-left click the Autorun file on the CD.
For MAC
(or Windows) manually open the PDF file for your book. Don’
t forget to also open the pictures/maps a
nd audio files.
Check out my
other items
!
Be sure to add me to your
favorites list
!
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Terms and Conditions of Purchase
ü
Your item will usually ship 1-2 business days after payment has been received.
ü
If not paid instantly with PayPal, please use the checkout option
within three days of winning
single item auctions.
ü
ü
In line with EBay policy only Paypal payment is accepted, and is due within three days of purchase.
My feedback is promptly left after your feedback is received.
ü
Your business is appreciated and my main concern is your happiness with your product.
ü
If you are not satisfied for any reason please contact me and I will do my best to assist you with a resolution.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
About the Seller
ü
Bid with confidence.
See my feedback rating
.
ü
All items from a smoke-free and pet-free home.
ü
Shipping = actual cost of postage, envelope & CD jewel case.
I do offer a mailing discount for multiple purchases mailed together.
Add $.50 ea for CD 2 & 3; Free shipping CD 4 & 5
ü
Thanks for looking.
Happy bidding
.
ü
Check out
my other items
!
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Recent Feedback On My CD’s
ü
Great product....Thanks....Would purchase from in future with confidence....
ü
Nice, collection of documents. A lot of work went into the CD. Thanks!
ü
Great collection of hard to find resources. . .
ü
Great Seller! Fast Delivery! Product as described.
ü
Prompt shipping and mint condition. Thanks
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
The seller, vakendot, assumes full responsibility for the content of this listing and the item offered.