Borough
of Doylestown, PA
Information for Travelers
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County:
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Bucks.
Doylestown is the county seat.
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Population:
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8,149 (US Census Bureau
2007 estimate)
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Elevation:
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456 feet
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Year Incorporated:
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1838
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Public Transportation:
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Doylestown Rushbus
Toll free: 1-866-TMA RIDE (862-7433)
E-mail: brandon@bctma.com
Southeastern Pennsylvania
Transportation Authority (SEPTA)
Phone: 215-580-7800
SEPTA offers bus and rail
service to Philadelphia and throughout the
region.
Trans-bridge Lines
Phone: 610-868-6001
Trans-bridge Lines offers bus service to New York
City, Jersey City and the New York Airports.
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Traffic Conditions:
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Philadelphia
area traffic report at traffic.com
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Newspaper:
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The Intelligencer
333 North Broad Street
Doylestown, PA 18901-0858
Phone: 215-345-3000
Also
see:
The
Philadelphia Enquirer
Philadelphia
Daily
News
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Public Library:
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Doylestown
Library Center
150 S. Pine Street
Doylestown, PA 18901-4932
Phone: 215-348-9081
E-mail: librarywebmaster@buckslib.org
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Museum:
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The Bucks County
Historical
Society / Mercer Museum
84 South Pine Street
Doylestown, PA 18901-4999
Phone: 1-215-345-0210
E-mail: info@mercermuseum.org
Also
see:
James
A. Michener Art Museum
138 S. Pine St.
Doylestown, PA 18901
Phone: 215-340-9800
E-mail: jamam1@michenerartmuseum.org
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Town Hall:
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Doylestown Borough
Hall
57 W. Court Street
Doylestown, PA 18901
Phone: 215-345-4140
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Chamber of Commerce and Visitor
Information:
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Central Bucks
Chamber of Commerce
Bailiwick, Suite 23
252 W. Swamp Road (Rt. 313)
Doylestown, PA 18901
Phone: 215-348-3913
Email: info@centralbuckschamber.com
Also
see:
Bucks
County
Conference And
Visitors Bureau
3207 Street Rd.
Bensalem, PA 19020
Toll Free: 1-215-639-0300
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Other Websites:
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DoylestownAlive.com,
a main information website that is part of the BucksCountyAlive.com
family of websites.
Doylestown Business
and Community Alliance, an alliance of caring community
members and business representatives.
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Select TV and Radio Stations:
Also see:
List
of Doylestown area radio stations at radio-locator.com
List
of Philadelphia area TV stations at stationindex.com
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Public
Radio: WHYY 90.9
FM
Talk
and News Radio: KYW
1060 AM,
WPHT
1210 AM
Music:WOGL 98.1 FM,
greatest
hits of the 60's, 70's and 80's
Music:
WODE 99.9
FM, classic hits
Music:
WFKB
107.5 FM, classic hits
TV Stations:
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Annual Events:
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Doylestown
Arts Festival, September
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Notable for:
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James Michener, a Pulitzer prize
winning author,
was raised in Doylestown, PA. He is known for writing books
such as Tales of the Pacific, Hawaii, The Drifters and Centennial.
entennial also became a popular award winning TV miniseries
in the late 1970's.
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History:
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Doylestown started as a tavern
that was established in
1745 by William Doyle on what is now the northwest corner of Main and
State Street. It became known as “William Doyle’s Tavern” and was
located strategically in a largely agricultural area at an intersection
of roads linking Philadelphia and other towns in the southeast corner
of the state. This hamlet grew in to what became the village of
Doylestown. It became a central village in the county and was
designated as the county seat in 1813. The Borough of Doylestown was
incorporated in 1838.
In 1857, the North Pennsylvania
railroad came to town.
Due to elevation and lack of strong water power, there was not much in
the way of industrial development. Doylestown grew to become
professional and residential in nature and the automobile and improved
roads and highways eventually came to town.
In the early 20th century,
Doylestown became known for
the “Tools of the Nation-Maker” museum constructed by Henry Chapman
Mercer. He wanted the museum to contain relics of American history and
also world history. In his museum, he wanted to preserve the everyday
life of the average American in the 18th and 19th centuries.
In the late 20th century,
Doylestown saw a renaissance of its downtown and greater appreciation
for its architectural heritage.
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