Memoirs of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Volume 1M'Carty and Davis, 1826 |
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Page 277
... SOLEBURY , IN BUCKS COUNTY , PENNSYLVANIA , WITH REMARKS ON THE ADVANCE OF IMPROVEMENTS IN AGRICULTURE , & c . AND THE STATE OF MANNERS IN SOCIETY AT DIFFERENT PERIODS ; INTERSPERSED WITH NAMES OF THE FIRST SET- TLERS , REMARKABLE ...
... SOLEBURY , IN BUCKS COUNTY , PENNSYLVANIA , WITH REMARKS ON THE ADVANCE OF IMPROVEMENTS IN AGRICULTURE , & c . AND THE STATE OF MANNERS IN SOCIETY AT DIFFERENT PERIODS ; INTERSPERSED WITH NAMES OF THE FIRST SET- TLERS , REMARKABLE ...
Page 279
... Solebury lies between Buckingham and the river Delaware , and contains 14,073 acres . The whole of the two townships in early time was called Buckingham , being a favourite name with our first worthy proprietor , William Penn . The name ...
... Solebury lies between Buckingham and the river Delaware , and contains 14,073 acres . The whole of the two townships in early time was called Buckingham , being a favourite name with our first worthy proprietor , William Penn . The name ...
Page 280
... Sole- bury . It appears , by an enumeration of the inhabitants taken in 1787 , that Buckingham contained 173 dwelling - houses , 188 out - houses , 1173 white inha- bitants , and 13 blacks . Solebury , 166 dwelling- houses , 150 out ...
... Sole- bury . It appears , by an enumeration of the inhabitants taken in 1787 , that Buckingham contained 173 dwelling - houses , 188 out - houses , 1173 white inha- bitants , and 13 blacks . Solebury , 166 dwelling- houses , 150 out ...
Page 281
... . This appears evident at a distant observation , and is fully con- firmed by examining the ends of the hills . The broken hills near the river in the upper end of Solebury , are cut into deep winding hollows , BUCKINGHAM AND SOLEBURY .
... . This appears evident at a distant observation , and is fully con- firmed by examining the ends of the hills . The broken hills near the river in the upper end of Solebury , are cut into deep winding hollows , BUCKINGHAM AND SOLEBURY .
Page 282
... Sole- bury , and divides , interspersed with other soils , to the river . In the lower part of Buckingham , the soil is a loam , blue clay , or shell on a shell bottom , pretty level , and wet . Solebury is generally hilly , with a ...
... Sole- bury , and divides , interspersed with other soils , to the river . In the lower part of Buckingham , the soil is a loam , blue clay , or shell on a shell bottom , pretty level , and wet . Solebury is generally hilly , with a ...
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