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Excerpt from History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Vol. 1: From the Discovery of the Delaware to the Present Time
Bucks, one of the three original counties of Pennsylvania, is bounded on the northeast and southeast by the Delaware, southwest by Philadelphia and Montgomery counties, and, 011 the north, by Lehigh and Northampton. The surface is uneven and rolling, the soil fertile. It is watered by several tributaries of the Delaware, the princi pal being the Neshaminy, Pennypack, I''oquessing, Tohickon, and a branch of the I''erkiomen emptying into the Schuylkill. Limestone, in large quan tities, is found in the central region of the county. And valuable deposits of iron ore in the northeast. The inhabi tants are almost exclusively employed in agricultural pursuits. In 1790 the population was 1800, 1810, 1820, 1830.
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Bucks, one of the three original counties of Pennsylvania, is bounded on the northeast and southeast by the Delaware, southwest by Philadelphia and Montgomery counties, and, 011 the north, by Lehigh and Northampton. The surface is uneven and rolling, the soil fertile. It is watered by several tributaries of the Delaware, the princi pal being the Neshaminy, Pennypack, I''oquessing, Tohickon, and a branch of the I''erkiomen emptying into the Schuylkill. Limestone, in large quan tities, is found in the central region of the county. And valuable deposits of iron ore in the northeast. The inhabi tants are almost exclusively employed in agricultural pursuits. In 1790 the population was 1800, 1810, 1820, 1830.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Hardback
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William W. H. Davis
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ISBN - 9780666077172
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.6 cm
Page Count - 490
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William W. H. Davis
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ISBN - 9780282455750
Dimensions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.6 cm
Page Count - 492
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