List of Pennsylvania state historical markers in Bucks County explained

This is a list of the Pennsylvania state historical markers in Bucks County.

This is intended to be a complete list of the official state historical markers placed in Bucks County, Pennsylvania by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC). The locations of the historical markers, as well as the latitude and longitude coordinates as provided by the PHMC's database, are included below when available. There are 79 historical markers located in Bucks County.[1]

Historical markers

Marker titleImageDate dedicatedLocationMarker typeTopics
Aaron Siskind (1903-1991)28 E. Swamp Rd. (Pa. 313) east of Pa. 611, Doylestown (Cross Keys)
40.327°N -75.1276°W
RoadsideArtists, Professions & Vocations
Abraham LincolnNear intersection of Bristol Pike & Pond St., Bristol
CityAbraham Lincoln, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 19th Century
Andalusia1237 State Road, Andalusia (Bensalem Township)
40.0656°N -74.9618°W
RoadsideAgriculture, Buildings, Business & Industry, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 19th Century, Professions & Vocations, Writers
Bogart's TavernRoute 263 and Route 413, Buckingham
40.3236°N -75.0604°W
CityAmerican Revolution, Government & Politics, Military, Inns & Taverns
Bristoln/aOld U.S. 13 SR 2002 (Missing)
RoadsideCities & Towns, Early Settlement, Government & Politics
Bristoln/aOld U.S. 13 SR 2002 (Missing)
RoadsideCities & Towns, Early Settlement, Government & Politics
BristolOld US 13 at Otter Rd., S of Bristol
40.0972°N -74.8704°W
RoadsideCities & Towns, Early Settlement, Government & Politics 17th Century, Transportation
Bristoln/aOld U.S. 13 N of Bristol (Missing)
RoadsideCities & Towns
Buckingham Meeting HouseU.S. 202 NE of Buckingham (Missing)
RoadsideAmerican Revolution, Buildings, Houses & Homesteads, Military, Religion
Bucks CountyCourthouse, E. Court St., Doylestown
40.312°N -75.1297°W
CityGovernment & Politics, Government & Politics 17th Century, William Penn
Casimir Sienkiewicz (1890-1974)202 E. Court St., Doylestown
40.3144°N -75.1269°W
RoadsideArtists, Business & Industry, Ethnic & Immigration
Charles Sheeler39 Mercer Ave. at Center St., Doylestown
40.3256°N -75.1273°W
CityArtists
Delaware CanalPa. 32 near marker 894 (Missing)
RoadsideCanals, Navigation, Transportation
Delaware CanalU.S. 13 at Bristol, South Side (Missing)
RoadsideCanals, Navigation, Transportation
Delaware CanalU.S. 13 at Bristol, North Side (Missing)
RoadsideCanals, Navigation, Transportation
Delaware CanalPa. 611 at Durham Furnace
RoadsideCanals, Navigation, Transportation
Delaware Canalnear covered bridge on Uhlerstown Hill Rd., ~ 1/4 mile west of Pa. 32 at Uhlerstown
RoadsideCanals, Navigation, Transportation
Delaware CanalPa. 32 at Tinicum (Missing)
RoadsideCanals, Navigation, Transportation
Delaware CanalPa. 32, just S of Pa. 232 at New Hope
RoadsideCanals, Navigation, Transportation
Delaware CanalPa. 32 at Lumberville
RoadsideCanals, Navigation, Transportation
Delaware CanalPa. 32, 2.3 miles N of Washington Crossing at Jericho Creek (Missing)
RoadsideCanals, Navigation, Transportation
Delaware CanalPa. 32, 50 ft. N of Pa. 232 at New Hope
40.3584°N -74.9492°W
RoadsideCanals, Navigation, Transportation
Doan Gang (The)4914A Point Pleasant Pike, Gardenville, @ Friends Mtg. House
40.3674°N -75.1147°W
RoadsideAmerican Revolution, Government & Politics 18th Century
Doylestown Agricultural WorksAshland St. near Main, Doylestown
40.3074°N -75.1301°W
RoadsideAgriculture, Business & Industry, Iron
Durham FurnacePa. 212 at Durham
40.574°N -75.2247°W
RoadsideAmerican Revolution, Business & Industry, Furnaces, Military
Durham Road MilestonePa. 413, 1 mile S of Newtown
40.2141°N -74.9313°W
RoadsideRoads, Transportation
Edward Hicks122 Penn St., Newtown
40.2264°N -74.9348°W
CityArtists
Famous Indian Walk (The) - PLAQUEPA 412, ~ a mile SW of Springtown (plaque missing)
PlaqueGovernment & Politics 18th Century, Native American, William Penn
First Weather Satellite, TheState & Sterling Streets, Newtown
40.224°N -74.936°W
CityBusiness & Industry, Environment, Invention
Fries Rebellion of 1799, TheMain & Broad Sts., Quakertown
40.4024°N -75.3525°W
CityAgriculture, Ethnic & Immigration, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 18th Century, Military
Gallows Hill - PLAQUEIntersection PA 412 & SR 4075 (Gallows Hill Rd.), Stony Point
40.5312°N -75.2228°W
PlaqueNative American, Paths & Trails
Henry Chapman MercerPa. 313 in front of Tile Works, Doylestown
40.3238°N -75.1221°W
RoadsideArtists, Buildings, Business & Industry, Invention, Professions & Vocations
Historic FallsingtonSR 2020 (Tyburn Rd.) at SR 2026 (New Falls Road), Fallingston (Missing)
RoadsideBuildings, Cities & Towns, Early Settlement, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 17th Century, Religion, William Penn
Historic FallsingtonU.S. 1 at intersection LR 09136, south side of highway (Missing)
RoadsideEarly Settlement, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 17th Century, Religion, William Penn
Historic FallsingtonBusiness US 1 at SR 2020 (Tyburn Rd.)
RoadsideEarly Settlement, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 17th Century, Religion, William Penn
Honey Hollow WatershedRte. 232, Solebury Twp.
RoadsideAgriculture, Environment
James A. MichenerEast Court St. near Broad St., Doylestown
40.3124°N -75.1289°W
RoadsideWriters
John Fitch's SteamboatJct. Pa. 132 & 263, Warminster
40.2068°N -75.0995°W
RoadsideBusiness & Industry, Invention, Professions & Vocations, Transportation
Johnsville Naval Air Development CenterE Street Rd., 200 yds. N of Newton Rd., Warminster
40.193°N -75.0753°W
RoadsideBusiness & Industry, Military, Military Post-Civil War
Joseph Ridgway Grundy (1863-1961)610-680 Radcliffe St., Bristol
40.0977°N -74.8504°W
RoadsideBusiness & Industry, Government & Politics 20th Century, Publishing
Katharine Drexel (1858-1955)1663 Bristol Pike, Bensalem
40.0731°N -74.9577°W
RoadsideAfrican American, Education, Native American, Religion, Women
Langhorne Speedway1939 E Lincoln Hwy., Langhorne
40.176°N -74.8858°W
RoadsideSports
LevittownLevittown Parkway at U.S. 13, Levittown
40.1414°N -74.8183°W
RoadsideBuildings, Business & Industry, Cities & Towns
Log CollegeBetween 800 and 886 N York Rd. (PA 263), near Tennyson Dr., across from Log College Manor, Warminster
40.2148°N -75.0994°W
RoadsideEarly Settlement, Education, Religion
Loyalist Raid of 1778State & Mercer Streets, Newtown
40.2274°N -74.9369°W
CityAmerican Revolution, Military, Inns & Taverns
Margaret Mead225 W. Court St., Doylestown
40.3068°N -75.1351°W
CityMedicine & Science, Women, Writers
Martin Johnson Heade (1819-1904)Rte. 32, Lumberville, in front of Lumberville General store
40.4065°N -75.0372°W
CityArtists
Moland House1641 Old York Rd., Hartsville
40.2486°N -75.0927°W
RoadsideAmerican Revolution, George Washington, Military
Mollie Woods Hare (1881-1956)At entrance to Woods Services, between 321 and 335 S Bellevue Ave., Langhorne
40.1731°N -74.9188°W
RoadsideEducation, Medicine & Science, Women
Oscar Hammerstein IIE State St. (Bus. 202) at East Rd., Doylestown
40.3127°N -75.1141°W
RoadsideMusic & Theater
Pearl S. BuckGreen Hills Farm, 520 Dublin Road, Perkasie
RoadsideWomen, Writers
PennsburyAt site, E of Tullytown
RoadsideGovernment & Politics, Government & Politics 17th Century, William Penn
Pennsbury ManorSR 2020 (Tyburn Rd.) S of Fallsington; SR 2059 (New Ford Rd.) at SR 2020
RoadsideGovernment & Politics, Government & Politics 17th Century, William Penn
Pennsbury ManorSR 2055 (old U.S. 13) Tullytown, near junction SR 2059
40.1427°N -74.8112°W
RoadsideGovernment & Politics, Government & Politics 17th Century, William Penn
PennsylvaniaPA 413, .4 miles west of bridge at state line, Bristol
40.085°N -74.8712°W
RoadsideGovernment & Politics, Government & Politics 17th Century, William Penn
PennsylvaniaU.S. 1, approx. 300 yards west of Delaware River Bridge (MISSING)
RoadsideGovernment & Politics, Government & Politics 17th Century, William Penn
PennsylvaniaBridge St. (Old US 1 / Rt. 32), at Central Ave., 1 block from Delaware River, Morrisville
40.2101°N -74.7717°W
RoadsideGovernment & Politics, Government & Politics 17th Century, William Penn
Pennsylvania CanalPa. 32, 3.5 miles N of New Hope
RoadsideCanals, Navigation, Transportation
Pennsylvania CanalPa. 611 at Durham Furnace (MISSING)
RoadsideCanals, Navigation, Transportation
Pennsylvania CanalRiver Rd. (PA 32) at Old Carversville Rd., Lumberville
40.4073°N -75.0387°W
RoadsideCanals, Navigation, Transportation
Pennsylvania CanalPa. 532 W of Washington Crossing (MISSING)
RoadsideCanals, Navigation, Transportation
Playwicky Indian Town, 1682 - PLAQUEPA 213 (Bridgetown Pike), .5 mile from Neshaminy Creek & 2.5 miles W of Langhorne
PlaqueEarly Settlement, Government & Politics 17th Century, Native American, William Penn
Revolutionary War Burial SiteIntersection of Bellevue & Flowers Ave., Langhorne Borough
40.1739°N -74.9192°W
RoadsideAmerican Revolution, George Washington, Military
Richard Moore401 South Main Street, Quakertown
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CityAfrican American, Houses & Homesteads, Religion, Underground Railroad
Richboro Nike Missile Battery PH-07Northampton Twp. Rec. Ctr., Rt. 332, Richboro
RoadsideGovernment & Politics 20th Century, Military, Military Post-Civil War
Rochambeau RouteBristol Pike (Rt. 13) & Mill Rd., Bensalem
40.0651°N -74.9805°W
RoadsideAmerican Revolution, George Washington, Military, Transportation
Samuel D. InghamU.S. 202, 1.5 miles W of New Hope
RoadsideBusiness & Industry, Canals, Coal, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 18th Century, Professions & Vocations
SummerseatAt site, Legion Ave., near Hillcrest Ave., Morrisville
RoadsideAmerican Revolution, George Washington, Military
Treasure Island ReservationPa. 32, 3.5 miles N of Point Pleasant
40.471°N -75.0697°W
RoadsideEducation, Native American, Sports
TrevoseU.S. 1, 3.5 miles W of S. Langhorne (Missing)
CityGovernment & Politics, Government & Politics 17th Century, William Penn
W. Atlee BurpeeBurpee Park, Church St. near E Oakland Ave. (Rt. 202), Doylestown
40.3109°N -75.1251°W
CityAgriculture, Business & Industry, Entrepreneurs, Invention
W.W.H. Davis60 E. Court Street, Doylestown
40.3121°N -75.1293°W
CityCivil War, Government & Politics, Government & Politics 19th Century, Military, Professions & Vocations, Writers
Walking PurchasePA 412 off PA 212, near Moyer Rd., ~1.5 mi. SW of Springtown
40.546°N -75.3036°W
RoadsideEarly Settlement, Government & Politics 18th Century, Native American, William Penn
Walking PurchasePa. 611 at Ottsville
RoadsideEarly Settlement, Government & Politics 18th Century, Native American, William Penn
Walking PurchasePa. 413 at Penn Park Rd., near Wrightstown (in yard of Friends Mtg. House beside 10' tall brown stone)
RoadsideGovernment & Politics, Government & Politics 17th Century, Native American
Walking PurchasePA 413 at Wrightstown (Missing)
RoadsideGovernment & Politics, Government & Politics 18th Century, Native American
Walking PurchasePa. 611, .5 mile N of Ottsville (Missing)
RoadsideGovernment & Politics, Government & Politics 18th Century, Native American
Walking PurchasePA 412, SW of Springtown
RoadsideGovernment & Politics 18th Century, Native American, William Penn
Washington CrossingPa. 532 at Washington Crossing
RoadsideAmerican Revolution, George Washington, Military
William Penn's First Walking PurchaseJericho Creek @ intersection of River & Taylorsville Rds., Washington Crossing
RoadsideEarly Settlement, Government & Politics, Native American, Paths & Trails, Transportation, William Penn

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: PHMC Historical Markers Search . Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission . Commonwealth of Pennsylvania . Searchable database . 2010-07-19.
  2. Web site: Richard Moore (1793-1875) . hmdb.org . September 29, 2019 . November 18, 2020.