PA-013 Bucks County

Marker text: BUCKS COUNTY

One of Pennsylvania's three original counties. Formed 1682 by William Penn and site of his home, Pennsbury Manor. Name is derived from abbreviation for Buckinghamshire in England. Doylestown, chosen as county seat in 1812, was incorporated 1838.

Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, 1981

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Location: Courthouse, E. Court St., Doylestown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania

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