Historic Newtown (PA) (Images of America) - Softcover

C. David Callahan; Paul M. Gouza; Brian E. Rounsavill

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0738505021 ISBN 13: 9780738505022

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing, 2001

Synopsis

Newtown has a rich heritage that is abundant with historic charm, a three-century-long growth founded on deep agricultural roots with a notable role in American history.

Once a busy commercial and cultural center, Newtown served as the county seat of Bucks County from 1726 to 1813. It was within this community the shots of British raiding parties resounded off homes and businesses, and from this small town on Christmas morning in 1776, General George Washington marched from his headquarters to join the Battle of Trenton. Over the succeeding years, Newton quietly transformed back into the pastoral town it had once been. Despite the many changes the town has seen, traces of this historic past remain still. From the archives of the Newtown Historic Association, Historic Newtown offers the reader a unique opportunity to see everyday life in this rural community as it was at the beginning of the 20th century. Within these photographs are many rare and never before published glimpses into the past of one of the oldest and most historic towns in Pennsylvania.

About this title

About the Author

The Newtown Historic Association Inc. was organized in 1964 to preserve Newtown's unique and historic heritage. C. David Callahan, local business proprietor and avid Newtown historian, is past president of the association; Paul M. Gouza, assistant treasurer for a local consulting, engineering, and land-surveying firm, is president of the association; and Brian E. Rounsavill, a nonprofit association executive and author of several genealogies, is first vice president of the association and also a lifelong resident of Newtown.

Edition details

• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0738505021
• ISBN 13: 9780738505022
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128