Gazetteer/Almanac
Headnote
BUCKS COUNTY, situated on the easterly boundary of Pennsylvania, on the westerly side of Delaware river. Length, 37 miles; mean breadth, 16; with an area of about 600 square miles. The face of the country is somewhat hilly and rolling, and the soil generally good and well cultivated. Seat of justice, Doylestown. Pop. in 1820, 37,642; in 1830, 45,740; in 1840, 48,107; to 1850, 56,091. (Fanning's, 1853)
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Bucks County, Pennsylvania (Fanning's, 1853)
BUCKS COUNTY, situated on the easterly boundary of Pennsylvania, on the westerly side of Delaware river. Length, 37 miles; mean breadth, 16; with an area of about 600 square miles. The face of the country is somewhat hilly and rolling, and the soil generally good and well cultivated. Seat of justice, Doylestown. Pop. in 1820, 37,642; in 1830, 45,740; in 1840, 48,107; to 1850, 56,091.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 56.
Events
| Date | Type | |
|---|---|---|
| Famous portrait painter Rembrandt Peale dies at his home in Philadelphia | Personal | |
| Heavy damage caused in storm that strikes Bucks County, Pennsylvania | Crime/Disasters |
People
Places
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
| Bristol, PA | City or Town |
| Doylestown, PA | City or Town |
| Langhorne, PA | City or Town |
| Middletown, PA | City or Town |
| Newportville, PA | City or Town |
