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Borough of Doylestown, PA

Information for Travelers

Information

County:

Bucks. Doylestown is the county seat.

Population:

8,149 (US Census Bureau 2007 estimate)

Elevation:

456 feet

Year Incorporated:

1838

Public Transportation:

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.

Traffic Conditions:

Philadelphia area traffic report at traffic.com

Newspaper:

The Intelligencer
333 North Broad Street
Doylestown, PA 18901-0858
Phone: 215-345-3000

Also see:
The Philadelphia Enquirer
Philadelphia Daily News

Public Library:

Doylestown Library Center
150 S. Pine Street
Doylestown, PA 18901-4932
Phone: 215-348-9081
E-mail: librarywebmaster@buckslib.org

Museum:

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

Town Hall:

Doylestown Borough Hall
57 W. Court Street
Doylestown, PA 18901
Phone: 215-345-4140

Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Information:

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

Other Websites:

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.

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

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:

3

KYW

CBS

6

WPVI

ABC

10

WCAU

NBC

12

WHYY

PBS

Annual Events:

Doylestown Arts Festival, September

Notable for:

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.

History:

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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