Description
Perkasie, named after William Penn’s country manor in Upper Bucks County, was a boomtown that sprang up along the North Pennsylvania Railroad in the late 1870s. From the 1880s to the 1920s, Perkasie grewrapidly, becoming a transportation and cultural center and drawing crowds with commerce, industry, summer retreats and even an amusement park. Through nearly 200 vintage postcards, Perkasie chronicles the expansion of this once small town as well as its impact on neighboring rural communities such as Rockhill, Bedminster and Silverdale. The postcards in this book re-create a visual memory of the economic and social changes that worked to shape this dynamic community.
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