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Newtown Township traces its roots back to William Penn, who purchased 5,000 acres (20 km 2) from the Lenape Indian tribe in 1683. He named this land "my New Township", which gradually evolved to Newtown Township. Newtown served as the County Seat of Bucks County from 1726 until 1813, when the Court was moved to Doylestown.
Roughly bounded by Durham Road, Point Pleasant Pike, Valley Park Road and North Branch Neshaminy Creek 40°22′35″N 75°06′57″W / 40.3764°N 75.1158°W / 40.3764; -75.1158 ( Gardenville-North Branch Rural Historic
The Newtown Historic District is a national historic district that is located in Newtown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.It includes 293 contributing buildings in the borough of Newtown, which date from the late-17th century to the early-20th century and are reflective of a number of popular architectural styles including Greek Revival, Late Victorian, Federal, Queen Anne, and Gothic Revival.
Newtown is a borough in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States.The population was 2,268 at the 2020 census. [5] It is located just west of the Trenton, New Jersey metropolitan area, and is part of the larger Philadelphia metropolitan area.
The George F. Tyler Mansion (1928–31), also known as "Indian Council Rock," is a French-Norman country house and former estate which is located in Newtown Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Located west of Pennsylvania Route 413 and north of Pennsylvania Route 332 , the property is now divided into Tyler State Park and the campus of Bucks ...
Newtown: 1686 Tavern Originally a residence, then a tavern with other uses; oldest extant frame house in Pennsylvania; site of the 1778 Newtown Skirmish during which Loyalists killed five and captured 16 to acquire cloth being manufactured for use by Washington's troops at Valley Forge; now a private residence [citation needed] Phineas ...
A family of five was found shot to death Friday afternoon in a murder-suicide at a mobile home park in Lake Station, Indiana. Police said around 2:45 p.m., officers responded to a home in the 6700 ...
Tyler State Park is a day-use Pennsylvania state park on 1,711 acres (692 ha) in Newtown and Northampton Townships, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. [2] Park roads, trails, and facilities are nestled within the original farm and woodland setting. Neshaminy Creek meanders through the park (no swimming), north to south. Tyler State Park ...