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95-546: Weis Markets was founded as Weis Pure Foods in 1912 in Sunbury, Pennsylvania , by two brothers, Harry and Sigmund Weis. Their store has been noted as "revolutionary" since it did not operate on credit; sales were only for cash. At the time, similar stores operated on credit, allowing customers to build a tab that would be paid periodically. Cash sales were a sign of a growing working class earning steady paychecks, and they also helped lower prices by up to 25%. Three years later, in 1915,

190-526: A business route to Montgomeryville, passing through New Britain and Chalfont . Pennsylvania Route 313 runs northwest-southeast along the northern edge of Doylestown on Swamp Road and heads northwest to Dublin and Quakertown and southeast to Pennsylvania Route 263 in Furlong , where Swamp Road continues as an unnumbered road towards Newtown . The downtown area of Doylestown has on-street parking and parking lots that are regulated by parking meters during

285-693: A borough was introduced into Legislature in February 1830, but failed, as well as a second attempt in the session of 1832. "An Act to erect the Village of Doylestown, in the County of Bucks, into a Borough" was passed and signed into law by Governor Joseph Ritner on April 16, 1838. An electric telegraph station was built in 1846, and the North Pennsylvania Railroad completed a branch to Doylestown in 1856. The first gas lights were introduced in 1854. Because of

380-561: A buffer against Connecticut." The French and Indian War brought fighting to much of the region. The Delaware Indian residents of Shamokin remained neutral for much of the early part of the war, in part because a drought and unseasonable frost in Shamokin in 1755 left them without provisions. However, the Delaware Indians at Shamokin joined the war against Pennsylvania and the English after

475-632: A chain of pet supply warehouse stores called SuperPetz . The first SuperPetz store opened in 1991 in Dayton, Ohio. Weis Markets acquired an 80% stake in the chain in late 1993. Some stores included grooming services, dog training, and veterinary clinics. While their now-defunct website indicated they had 33 pet stores in eleven states in 2003, their footprint shrunk to only seven stores in June 2011, all of which were in Pennsylvania. None remain today. Weis Markets sells

570-475: A female householder with no husband present, and 51.7% were non-families. 44.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 22.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.98 and the average family size was 2.82. In the borough, the population was spread out, with 16.5% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 28.8% from 25 to 44, 23.5% from 45 to 64, and 25.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age

665-982: A general aviation airport operated by the Bucks County Airport Authority, is located to the north of Doylestown. The nearest airports with commercial air service are the Trenton-Mercer Airport near Trenton, New Jersey , approximately 15 miles (26 km) away, Lehigh Valley International Airport near Allentown, Pennsylvania , approximately 25 miles (40 km) away, Philadelphia International Airport in Philadelphia , approximately 30 miles (48 km) away and Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark, New Jersey , approximately 50 miles (80 km) away. The Doylestown Community Bike & Hike System consists of over 25 miles (40 km) of trails and side paths for pedestrians and bicycles serving both

760-554: A historic building, is located in Doylestown Borough. Doylestown has a council-manager form of government consisting of a "weak" Mayor and a nine-member borough council. The mayor is elected at-large to a term of four years. The borough council is divided into three wards, with each ward electing three members to terms of four years. Borough council is in charge of enacting legislation, raising and spending public money, regulating land use, and providing public services. The council

855-478: A lack of inter-municipal coordination and cooperation, a changing employment base and a dearth of jobs paying a living wage, out-migration of young people, an aging population, the need for workforce development, and an inequitable local tax structure. The Greater Susquehanna Valley United Way in 2006 commissioned a study regarding what matters most in area communities. They found that some major concerns were alcohol and drug use among all age groups and its effects on

950-503: A market study, phase II environmental study, wetland review, traffic impact study and title survey. The site, an 11.6-acre (47,000 m ) former rail yard and plastic manufacturing plant, is to be developed into four, 2-acre (8,100 m ) shovel ready sites. It was suggested that the redevelopment of this facility will result in the creation of 120 jobs. The site was purchased by Moran Industries, based in Watsontown, for $ 200,000. Moran

1045-418: A museum. The home was left on the condition that his housekeeper be allowed to live there for the rest of her life. She lived there and gave tours until the mid-1970s. In 1916, Doylestown Country Club was established and still operates a private golf course and caddy program. By 1931, the advent of the automobile and improved highway service had put the last trolley line out of business as Doylestonians used

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1140-673: A pub, ice cream parlor, expanded takeout food selection, a drive-thru pharmacy, and a beer cafe selling 900 varieties of beer and 500 varieties of wine. In late September 2019, Weis acquired two Thomas' Food Market stores, one in Dallas, Pennsylvania and another in Shavertown, Pennsylvania , reopening the Dallas location under the Weis banner and closing the Shavertown location. On July 19, 2018 Weis Markets opened

1235-590: A route that originates in Quakertown . Greyhound Lines provides intercity bus service to Doylestown along a route running between Philadelphia and Scranton . Fullington Trailways provides intercity bus service to Doylestown along a route running between the Philadelphia Greyhound Terminal in Philadelphia and Williamsport , serving several places in northern Pennsylvania. Locally, Doylestown

1330-650: A second Weis store opened in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania . The Weis brothers expanded the chain rapidly, opening dozens of small, in-town grocery stores throughout central Pennsylvania , ultimately peaking at 115 stores in 15 central Pennsylvania counties in 1933. As the supermarket industry shifted to larger, self-service stores, Weis adapted the format of its stores. The company closed several corner grocery stores in Harrisburg in 1938, replacing them with their first self-service, consolidated supermarket. In newspaper ads during

1425-604: A second store in Morris County NJ in the town of Randolph (where a former A&P used to operate before A&P's bankruptcy in 2015). The Weis supermarket located in Park Hills Plaza along U.S. Route 220 in Altoona, Pennsylvania , was the subject of a key 1960s United States Supreme Court case concerning the "public forum doctrine." The Court held that a union picket in the supermarket parcel pickup area and parking lot

1520-657: A store in Frederick in August Its first store in the Wilkes-Barre area opened in 1967. In November 1967, the company purchased the five-store Albany Public Markets chain based in Albany, New York , in an all-cash transaction. It operated Albany Public Markets as a subsidiary, keeping the company's management team intact. Weis closed its Albany Public Markets chain in October 1986, leasing

1615-823: A store opened in Newton in 1992. In 2000, another store opened in Flanders ; it closed in 2002, two years after its opening. Weis returned to Flanders in 2014, in a former A&P store adjacent to the location of its first Flanders store. In 2009, Weis expanded into the Southern Tier of New York with the acquisition of the 11-store Giant Markets chain. Weis closed one former Giant Market in Binghamton in 2012, along with two others in 2014. Eight former Giant Markets continue to operate. In 2012, eastern expansion continued as Weis acquired three former Genuardi's stores from Safeway , in

1710-600: A variety of house brands under the following private brand labels: Sunbury, Pennsylvania Sunbury ( / ˈ s ʌ n b ɛr i / SUN -berr-ee ) is a city and the county seat of Northumberland County in Pennsylvania , United States. Located in the Susquehanna Valley , Sunbury is positioned on the east bank of the Susquehanna River . Sunbury's roots stretch back to the early 18th century. As of

1805-572: Is "to commemorate and preserve the history of Doylestown so that its people, places and events may long be remembered." The Doylestown Historic District , Pugh Dungan House , Fonthill , Fountain House , Oscar Hammerstein II Farm , James-Lorah House , Mercer Museum , Moravian Pottery and Tile Works , and Shaw Historic District are listed on the National Register of Historic Places . According to

1900-478: Is State Street, which forms a one-way pair with Oakland Avenue in the downtown area. Pennsylvania Route 611 bypasses central Doylestown to the west on a freeway, heading north to Easton and south to Philadelphia . U.S. Route 202 bypasses the center of the borough to the south and heads southwest to Norristown and northeast to New Hope . US 202 follows a parkway alignment from Doylestown southwest to Montgomeryville , with U.S. Route 202 Business serving as

1995-567: Is a family business that began making horse-drawn carriages in 1889 and now sells automobiles. The local public school system is the Shikellamy School District . There is a campus of Lackawanna College in the city. Shikellamy School District The Degenstein Community Library at 40 South Fifth Street provides books, DVDs, internet access, educational classes, summer reading, and adult programs. The Degenstein Community Library

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2090-853: Is along old route 220 with the two stores in Altoona, one on 7th street and one in Park Hills. Weis's expansion into the Baltimore , market was successful, but expansions into the Washington, D.C. market were less successful. Weis opened stores in Northern Virginia before retreating from that market, first closing most of its stores in Montgomery County, Maryland , and finally closing all stores in Virginia . Weis also expanded into North Jersey , beginning with

2185-516: Is also located in the borough. Doylestown Township, which is adjacent to the borough, contains Paul W. Kutz Elementary and also the campus of Delaware Valley University , which is primarily known as an agricultural and science school. The Intelligencer , a daily newspaper serving central and northern Bucks County along with nearby areas of eastern Montgomery County , is headquartered in Doylestown. In 1948, WBUX signed-on with 5,000 watts at 1570 on

2280-567: Is at 40°51′50″N 76°47′21″W  /  40.86389°N 76.78917°W  / 40.86389; -76.78917 (40.863894, -76.789174). It is located at the point where the west and north branches of the Susquehanna converge. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 2.2 square miles (5.7 km ), of which 2.1 square miles (5.4 km ) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km ) (1.40%)

2375-596: Is home to the Beck House and the Northumberland County Courthouse . The Sunbury Historic District is listed on the National Register of Historic Places . The first human settlement of Sunbury were likely Shawnee migrants. A large population of Delaware Indians was also forcibly resettled there in the early 18th century after they lost rights to their land in the Walking Purchase . Canassatego of

2470-496: Is inflated in May and deflated in the fall. The new waterfront development in Sunbury will provide a marina with transient boat docks, walking trails, gardens, an amphitheater and a new accessible fishing pier. Three acres of land will be added to the river side of the flood wall. The city offers baseball fields, a skating park, tennis courts, playgrounds, a community pool and a small park that

2565-467: Is located about 13 miles to the east. In 1745, Presbyterian missionary David Brainerd described the city as being located on both the east and west sides of the river, and on an island. Brainerd reported that the city housed 300 Indians, half of which were Delawares and the other Seneca and Tutelo. In 1754, much of the land west of the Susquehanna was transferred from the Six Nations to Pennsylvania at

2660-409: Is located outside of the city limits. Sunbury Motor Company is a family-owned and -operated company since 1915; it is on North 4th Street. The Squeeze-In on Market Street is an iconic business that sells hot dogs seven days a week with just five stools. The business is just 7.5 feet wide. Hot dogs are sold to-go out the service window. Serving hot dogs since 1945. Zimmerman Motors on Market Street

2755-619: Is next to the county courthouse, in the downtown area. A vacant building in the Shikellamy State Park along the river is under consideration for redevelopment as an environmental research and education center. Designed in the 1960s, the facility was originally the Basse Beck Environmental Center. It has been empty for several years. The city and state struggle economically, part of America's " Rust Belt ". A Brookings Institution publication has cited reasons including

2850-622: Is on a fee basis. The permanent exhibits deal with the site in prehistoric times, at the time of the Moravian Mission and blacksmith shop, and Fort Augusta during the French and Indian War and later under the Americans, during the Revolutionary War. The local newspaper is The Daily Item . There are a variety of local radio stations, including the all news/sports channel WKOK 1070 kHz AM,

2945-623: Is part of the Delaware Valley , also known as the Philadelphia metropolitan area. Like most of eastern Pennsylvania , present-day Doylestown was inhabited by the Lenape Indian tribe prior to European settlement of the region. In March 1745, William Doyle, an Irish settler, obtained a license to build a tavern, then known as William Doyle's Tavern, on what is now the northwest corner of Dyers Road and Coryell's Ferry Road at present-day Main and State Streets. The tavern's strategic location at

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3040-402: Is required to meet once a month to conduct business. The borough council contains seven subcommittees. As of 2022, the mayor of Doylestown is Elnora "Noni" West. The borough council consists of Council President Jack O'Brien, Council Vice-President Wendy Margolis, Ben Bell, Tim Brennan, Lawrence Browne, Dennis Livrone, Joe Frederick, Jennifer Jarret, and Amy Taylor Popkin. Doylestown borough

3135-472: Is served by a small public transportation system called the " Doylestown DART " (Doylestown Area Regional Transit). Doylestown DART is a service of Bucks County Transport and consists of a single weekday route and a single Saturday route. Often used by the elderly, it travels to various destinations in Doylestown, including government offices, schools, stores, restaurants, pharmacies, senior residences, and Doylestown Hospital. Bucks County Transport also operates

3230-499: Is the location of several educational facilities of the Central Bucks School District . The borough contains three elementary schools (Doyle Elementary, Cold Spring Elementary and Linden Elementary), one middle school (Lenape Middle School) and one high school ( Central Bucks West ) which has long been a girls' soccer powerhouse. Bucks County's regional educational service agency, Bucks County Intermediate Unit No. 22,

3325-486: Is using the space for food grade storage. Weis Markets has its corporate headquarters in Sunbury. Doylestown, Pennsylvania Doylestown is a borough in and the county seat of Bucks County, Pennsylvania , United States. As of the 2020 census , the borough population was 8,300. Doylestown is located 20 miles (32 km) northwest of Trenton , 25 miles (40 km) north of Center City Philadelphia , and 27 miles (43 km) southeast of Allentown . It

3420-513: Is water. Sunbury is the largest principal city of the Sunbury-Lewisburg-Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania, a Combined Statistical Area that includes the Sunbury (Northumberland County), Lewisburg ( Union County ), and Selinsgrove ( Snyder County ) micropolitan areas, which had a combined population of 173,726 at the 2000 census . As of the census of 2010, there were 9,905 people, 4,540 households, and 2,637 families residing in

3515-509: Is −1.3 °F (−18.5 °C). Since 1981, the coldest air temperature was −12.1 °F (−24.5 °C) on January 22, 1984. Episodes of extreme cold and wind can occur with wind chill values < −12 °F (−24 °C). The average annual snowfall (Nov-Apr) is between 30 inches (76 cm) and 36 inches (91 cm). Ice storms and large snowstorms depositing ≥ 12 inches (30 cm) of snow occur once every few years, particularly during nor’easters from December through February. As of

3610-468: The 2010 census , it had a population of 9,905. The city is one of the three principal cities in the larger Bloomsburg-Berwick-Sunbury, PA Combined Statistical Area . Sunbury is connected to inventor Thomas Edison . In 1883, the Hotel Edison became the first building in Sunbury to be illuminated by Edison's innovative three-wire electrical system. The hotel was later named in honor of Edison. Sunbury

3705-636: The Albany Congress . However, Shamokin was not sold and was reserved by the Six Nations, "to settle such of our Nations as shall come to us from the Ohio or any others who shall deserve to be in our Alliance." According to Weslager, "the Pennsylvania authorities had no opposition to the Six Nations reserving Wyoming and Shamokin from the sale, since friendly Delawares, including Teedyuskung (also known as Teedyuscung ) and his people living in those settlements--and any other Indians who might be placed there--constituted

3800-539: The Comedy Central television series Tosh.0 in a recurring video category called Shithole of the Week , a segment in which host Daniel Tosh takes images or videos of various communities found online and will select the "Winner" based on the comedic negative features based in that community. The image that secured Sunbury's placement was a June 2020 video of a man spray painting "WIGHTE LIVES MATTER" on his personal fence with

3895-647: The DART West , which runs weekdays from a connection with the Doylestown DART at Delaware Valley University west to New Britain and Chalfont , and the DART South , which runs weekdays from a connection with the Doylestown DART at the Doylestown Point Shopping Center south to Warrington. The Bucks County Courthouse Shuttle is operated weekdays by Bucks County Transport. The Doylestown Airport ,

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3990-458: The Gnadenhütten massacre in 1755, and Shamokin was abandoned in May 1756. Pennsylvania Fort Augusta was built in 1756 on the former site of the village of Shamokin. The Bloody Spring is a historic site from the era. On March 21, 1772, Northumberland County was incorporated and subdivided. The settlement was named Sunbury that same year, and the present-day city of Sunbury identifies 1772 as

4085-679: The Philadelphia suburbs of Conshohocken , Doylestown and Norristown , on June 16. A former Superfresh store in Towson, Maryland , opened as a Weis in 2012. Weis entered central New Jersey with the purchase of a former Pathmark store in Hillsborough in August 2013. In November 2013, Weis opened its closest store to Philadelphia following its acquisition of a former Pathmark store in Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania . In July 2015, Weis purchased

4180-696: The Susquehanna River Basin Commission . Additionally, a multimillion-dollar fish ladder is being built across the river in Shamokin Dam to mitigate the impediment of the shad migration up the Susquehanna River caused by the annual inflation of the Adam T. Bower Fabri Dam. The Adam T. Bower Memorial Dam , an inflatable fabric-tube dam barrage impounding the Susquehanna River , creates the 3,000 acres (12 km ) Augusta Lake for recreation. It

4275-992: The U.S. Census Bureau , Doylestown has a total land area of 2.2 square miles (5.7 km ). Doylestown Borough is bordered by Doylestown Township , except to the northeast where it borders Buckingham Township . Natural features of Doylestown Borough include Cooks Run and Neshaminy Creek . According to the Köppen climate classification system, Doylestown has a hot-summer, humid continental climate ( Dfa ). Dfa climates are characterized by at least one month having an average mean temperature ≤ 32.0 °F (0.0 °C), at least four months with an average mean temperature ≥ 50.0 °F (10.0 °C), at least one month with an average mean temperature ≥ 71.6 °F (22.0 °C) and no significant precipitation difference between seasons. Although most summer days are slightly humid in Doylestown, episodes of heat and high humidity can occur with heat index values > 105 °F (41 °C). Since 1981,

4370-605: The 1940s, Weis referred to its stores first as Weis Super Markets, then Weis Self-Service Markets, and finally Weis Markets. Over the next two decades, the company continued with this strategy, and it had consolidated all of its corner grocery stores into supermarkets, with 35 stores by 1955. In the 1950s and 1960s, Weis expanded its reach, first to York and then Lancaster by 1960. Weis expanded to Maryland in July 1967, opening its first non-Pennsylvania store in Hagerstown , followed by

4465-414: The 1940s, streets were paved for the first time in two decades and parking meters were introduced downtown in 1948. However, the postwar housing boom did not begin in earnest until the 1950s, when 550 new homes were built. The housing boom continued into the 1960s and 1970s, as more than 1,600 new homes were built during those decades and the borough's population grew from 5,917 in 1960 to 8,717 in 1980. By

4560-447: The 1960s, the competition presented by the emergence of shopping malls proved detrimental to many local Doylestown businesses, resulting in vacant buildings and dilapidated storefronts. Bucks County Redevelopment Authority responded with a federal urban renewal scheme that called for the demolition of 27 historic buildings. The local business community objected to such wholesale clearance and responded with its own plan called Operation '64,

4655-557: The 2010 census, the borough was 94.8% Non-Hispanic White, 2.3% Black or African American, 0.2% Native American, 1.9% Asian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, and 1.5% were two or more races. 2.8% of the population were of Hispanic or Latino ancestry [1] . As of the census of 2000, there were 8,227 people, 3,952 households, and 1,908 families residing in the borough. The population density was 3,822.5 inhabitants per square mile (1,475.9/km ). There were 4,055 housing units at an average density of 1,884.1 per square mile (727.5/km ). The racial makeup of

4750-579: The AM dial. Today as WISP the station airs an All-Catholic format. As of 2018 there were 34.88 miles (56.13 km) of public roads in Doylestown, of which 5.59 miles (9.00 km) were maintained by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and 29.29 miles (47.14 km) were maintained by the borough. The main north-south street in Doylestown is Main Street while the main east-west street

4845-574: The Big Country Radio Network (WLGL 92.3 FM, WQBG 100.5 FM, and WWBE 98.3 FM) and WFYY Y106.5 FM and 94.1 WQKX. In the episode titled "Nixon vs. Kennedy" in first season of the AMC cable drama Mad Men a train supposedly carrying the unrecognizable body of Pvt. Dick Whitman, who was killed in the Korean War , arrives in Sunbury. The escort officer with the casket is said to be Lt. Don Draper, and

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4940-405: The Central Susquehanna Valley, and elsewhere. A strong supporter of Israel, he sponsored a flight of Jewish survivors of the Chernobyl disaster to make aliyah , and served as treasurer of the Sunbury chapter of the United Jewish Appeal . Weis was a member of Sunbury's Congregation Beth El and he helped found the Department of Judaic Studies at Yale University. In May 2016, Weis Markets announced

5035-417: The Doylestown Plan for Self-Help Downtown Renewal. This private initiative was successful in saving Doylestown's old buildings and historic character, while improving business at the same time. One historic landmark that could not be saved was the 80-year-old courthouse and clock tower, which was replaced by the present county complex in the early 1960s. By the end of the 1980s, the downtown business district

5130-415: The General Assembly, some as early as 1784, requesting the move of the county seat to Doylestown. Among the signers were Andrew Armstrong, John Armstrong, John Davis, Andrew Denison, Jesse Fell, Joseph Fell, John Ingham (of Ingham Springs), Michael Frederick Kolb, Zebulon M. Pike (of Lumberton), Samuel Preston, Robert Shewell, Walter Shewell, and Fulkerd Sebring. The Pennsylvania General Assembly approved

5225-454: The Six Nations, enforcing the Walking Purchase of behalf of George Thomas, Deputy Governor of Pennsylvania, ordered the Delaware Indians to go to two places on the Susquehanna River, one of which was present-day Sunbury. From 1727 to 1756, Sunbury was one of the largest and most influential Indian settlements in Pennsylvania. At that time, it was known as Shamokin , not to be confused with the present-day city of Shamokin, Pennsylvania , which

5320-402: The Weis banner, as was its Cressler's store in Shippensburg. In 2011, it converted its three Scot's Lo-Cost stores, a warehouse store concept, located in Montoursville, Mill Hall, and Coal Township, to the Weis banner. At one time, the company operated a few stores as Big-Top Market , but as of 2006, no more stores exist under this banner. Weis Markets owned a majority-stake in, and operated,

5415-451: The area, but the neighborhoods created often lacked longstanding institutions or discernible centers. Doylestown, more centrally located than the Delaware River border town of New Hope , which had traditionally served this function, was able to position itself as the regional center of culture and nightlife. Archival collection and community programming are two functions of the Doylestown Historical Society, established in 1995, whose mission

5510-416: The automobile as the primary means of travel within the region. The Great Depression took its toll on Doylestown; many grand old houses constructed a century earlier fell into disrepair. During the 1930s, the borough also expanded its land area to the north by admission of the tract known as the Doylestown Annex. In the decade following World War II , however, Doylestown's business community boomed. During

5605-476: The borough of Doylestown and Doylestown Township. The system was founded in 1992 to improve mobility for pedestrians and bicyclists in and around the Doylestown area. The Doylestown Community Bike & Hike System has connections to the US 202 Parkway Trail following the US 202 parkway to Montgomeryville; future trail connections are planned to Peace Valley Park and other points in the area. BicyclePA Route S passes through Doylestown, following Court Street,

5700-401: The borough was 95.24% White , 0.30% African American , 0.11% Native American , 1.42% Asian , 0.07% Pacific Islander , 0.43% from other races , and 0.63% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.20% of the population There were 3,952 households, out of which 19.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.0% were married couples living together, 7.2% had

5795-405: The casket is met by Dick Whitman's adoptive mother, his half brother, Adam and his mother's second husband. In fact, the person killed in Korea was Don Draper, and Dick Whitman has switched identities with Draper. Though Dick Whitman posing as Draper attempts to hide, Adam Whitman sees him, recognizes him, and chases the train as it leaves the station. On September 29, 2020, Sunbury was featured on

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5890-409: The city. The population density was 4,716.7 people per square mile. There were 4,864 housing units at an average density of 2,316.2 per square mile. The racial makeup of Sunbury in 2000 was 95.26% White , 1.29% African American , 0.14% Native American , 0.26% Asian , 0.02% Pacific Islander , 1.91% from other races , and 1.11% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.09% of

5985-412: The community, the dependency on social services and assistance across generations, and a lack of public transportation. It is the intention of the organization to focus spending on these issues. The Susquehanna Industrial Development Corporation (SIDCO) received $ 173,500 in planning grant funding (2005) to support the redevelopment of the Wilhold Manufacturing facility in Sunbury. The BOS funding paid for

6080-412: The date of its establishment. It was named after Sunbury-on-Thames , a town in the Surrey borough of Spelthorne , England, just outside Greater London . Lorenzo Da Ponte , the librettist of Mozart and of Salieri, lived in Sunbury for some years after his arrival in America. In July 1883, American inventor Thomas Edison installed the first successful three-wire electric lighting system in at what

6175-400: The day Monday through Saturday, with parking free on evenings and Sunday. The borough offers 6-month parking permits that can be used in certain metered spots. Free parking is available at the Bucks County Parking Garage on Broad Street. The Lansdale/Doylestown Line of SEPTA Regional Rail connects Doylestown to Center City Philadelphia and many points in between. Doylestown station is

6270-467: The establishment of a Main Street Manager Program. In the 1990s, the downtown area rebuilt itself largely by turning to an out-of-town audience. Doylestown had long been respected as a bucolic tourist destination. The gentry of Philadelphia and New York City , including figures associated with theater and literary in Manhattan , maintained country estates in the area and often summered in Doylestown. The Mercer Museum, Moravian Pottery and Tile Works, and

6365-414: The first church was erected; it was followed by the construction of a succession of churches for various congregations throughout the 19th century. As the population of Central and Upper Bucks County grew throughout the 18th and into the 19th century, discontent developed with the county seat's location in Newtown , where it had been since 1725. Eight petitions with a total of 184 signers were submitted to

6460-559: The first postmaster, carried letters to recipients in the bell-shaped crown of his high beaver hat as he walked about the village. When Stewart died on February 7, 1804, his son-in-law Enoch Harvey became the next postmaster. On October 9, 1804 Harvey advertised in the Pennsylvania Correspondent , published in Doylestown, of a list of letters remaining in the post office for Wm. R. Hanna, Esq., Newtown; Doct. Felix Robertson, Bucks County; Robert Wehir, Shamony, Bucks County; Robert A. Farmer, Esq., Birdsborough; Israel Childs, Buckingham. In 1815,

6555-445: The highest air temperature was 102.8 °F (39.3 °C) on July 22, 2011, and the highest daily average mean dew point was 75.3 °F (24.1 °C) on December 8, 2016. The average wettest month is July which corresponds with the annual peak in thunderstorm activity. Since 1981, the wettest calendar day was 7.11 inches (181 mm) on September 16, 1999. During winter months, the average annual extreme minimum air temperature

6650-403: The impending Ahold/Delhaize merger. On October 5, 2016, Weis announced the purchase of Nell's Shur-fine Market in East Berlin, Pennsylvania, from C&S Wholesale Grocers. The company completed the acquisition and conversion of the 44 stores in early November 2016. On March 9, 2017, Weis Markets opened a 65,000-square-foot (6,039 m) store in Hampden Township, Pennsylvania , that features

6745-449: The intent of spelling "White Lives Matter". Nearby city Shamokin was a previous "winner" of the same segment in 2016. The extensive Sunbury Riverfront Park Project is in the planning and implementation stages in Sunbury. An extensive floodwall protection system was designed and built by the US Army Corps of Engineers in 1951. Additional height was added to the wall in 2003. The system has provided protection from 15 major flood events over

6840-547: The junction of present-day U.S. Route 202 , which links Norristown and New Hope , and Pennsylvania Route 611 , which links Philadelphia and Easton , contributed to Doylestown's early growth. A second inn, named Sign of the Ship, was established in 1774, built diagonally across from the Doyle Tavern. Samuel Flack was innkeeper in 1778. On January 1, 1802, a post office was established in present-day Doylestown. Charles Stewart,

6935-517: The local National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa brought a regular stream of short-term visitors through the area as well. With charitable support, the County Theater, an art-deco -styled building, was restored and reopened showing art-house fare, and a new main library and art museum were built around the ruins of the old stone jail, across the street from the Mercer Museum. Doylestown also

7030-543: The location and assets of Nell's Shur-fine Market from C&S Wholesale Grocers in Penn Township, York County, Pennsylvania and followed that up in October 2016 with the purchase of a second Nell's location in East Berlin, Pennsylvania . Robert F. Weis, the son of Harry Weis, died in October 2015 at the age of 96. A philanthropist, Weis donated millions of dollars to charities, food banks, and other organizations in Sunbury,

7125-499: The move by an Act on February 28, 1810, and the first Court session was opened on May 11, 1813. An outgrowth of Doylestown's new courthouse was the development of "lawyers row", a collection of Federal-style offices. One positive consequence of early 19th-century investment in the new county seat was organized fire protection, which began in 1825 with the Doylestown Fire Engine Company. A bill to erect Doylestown into

7220-657: The nine stores to Grand Union . Weis also expanded to Western Pennsylvania , opening stores as far west as Altoona , Everett , and Philipsburg , and expanded throughout Northeastern Pennsylvania . The company purchased two regional chains in the Poconos and Lehigh Valley region: Mr. Z's, a 14-store chain of IGA supermarkets, in 1992, and King's, a six-store chain based in Hamburg , in 1994. Mr. Z's and King's were operated under separate banners for years before all stores were re-branded as Weis. The westernmost extent of Weis's expansion

7315-701: The northernmost stop. Doylestown is served by SEPTA City Bus Route 55 , which heads south to Warrington , Willow Grove , Abington , Jenkintown and finally the Olney Transportation Center in North Philadelphia . There is also intercity bus service provided to Doylestown from a bus stop at the Doylestown station. Trans-Bridge Lines connects Doylestown to New Jersey and the Port Authority Bus Terminal in New York City along

7410-619: The past 50 years. In 1972, flood waters from Hurricane Agnes crested at 35.8 feet (10.9 m) at Sunbury, two feet higher than the crest in 1936. The wall held back the water and residents showed their gratitude in messages they wrote on the wall. Hurricane Agnes in late June 1972 was blamed for 10 deaths in Lancaster County, eight in Dauphin County, five in York County and four in both Northumberland and Luzerne counties, according to

7505-401: The population. In 2000, there were 4,540 households, of which 28.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.2% were married couples living together, 14.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.9% were non-families. 36.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 16.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size

7600-468: The poverty line, including 1.7% of those under age 18 and 9.6% of those age 65 or over. Doylestown Borough is home to three structures designed and built by Henry Chapman Mercer. The Mercer Museum , a structure built in poured concrete, is the home to Mercer's collection of early American artifacts. It also houses a collection known as "Tools of the Nation-Maker", one of the most important of its kind in

7695-586: The purchase of five stores from Mars in Baltimore County, Maryland , after that chain announced it was closing all its stores. In July 2016, it was announced that Weis Markets entered into a purchase agreement with Ahold and Delhaize Group for 38 Food Lion locations in Maryland , Delaware ,and Virginia as part of the divestiture of stores to gain clearance from the Federal Trade Commission for

7790-463: The southwest of the town's core was subdivided for residential lots. In 1869, Doylestown established a water works. The first telephone line arrived in 1878, the same year that a new courthouse was erected. 1897 saw the first of several trolley lines connecting Doylestown with Willow Grove , Newtown, and Easton. A private sewer system and treatment plant were authorized in 1903. The borough took over and expanded sewer service to about three-quarters of

7885-782: The store for the night. Shortly before 1:00 a.m., 24-year-old Randy Stair barricaded the exits of the store and proceeded to shoot and kill three of his co-workers before fatally shooting himself. In addition to the Weis Markets banner, the company once operated supermarkets under the King's and Mr. Z's banners. Those two banners were centered primarily in the Lehigh Valley and the Poconos, respectively, and were acquired in 1993 (Mr.Z's) and 1994 (King's). Since their acquisitions, these stores have been remodeled or replaced. In 2009, they were rebranded to

7980-677: The street from the Mercer Museum, has been converted into the James A. Michener Art Museum . The borough also boasts a small music conservatory, writers' and artists' organizations, and other cultural activities. Doylestown is located near the Polish-American Roman Catholic shrine known as the National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa , which houses a painting of the Black Madonna of Częstochowa , Poland. The Fountain House ,

8075-542: The town in 1921. In the early 20th century, Doylestown became best known to the outside world through the "Tools of the Nation-Maker" museum of the Bucks County Historical Society . Henry Chapman Mercer constructed the reinforced concrete building in 1916 to house his collection of mechanical tools and utensils. Upon his death in 1930, Mercer also left his similarly constructed home Fonthill and adjacent Moravian Pottery and Tile Works , to be operated as

8170-491: The town's relatively high elevation and a lack of strong water power, substantial industrial development never occurred and Doylestown evolved to have a professional and residential character. During the mid-19th century, several large tracts located east of the courthouse area were subdivided into neighborhoods. The next significant wave of development occurred after the Civil War , when the 30-acre (12 ha) Magill property to

8265-505: The world. Bucks County Historical Society also maintains the Spruance Library, a research library, adjoining the museum. Fonthill (also known as "Mercer's Castle") was Mercer's home and houses his collection of artifacts from around the world. The Moravian Pottery and Tile Works is an operational facility utilizing the tools and techniques used by Pennsylvania German potters in the 18th and 19th centuries. The former prison, across

8360-410: Was $ 37,851 and the average $ 52,975 in 2020. About 19.8% of the population was below the poverty line . Weis Markets , a regional supermarket chain operating in seven states, is headquartered in Sunbury. The company is a significant employer in the city and the region. Great Coasters International is a roller coaster design and manufacturing firm and lists its contact address in Sunbury, though it

8455-403: Was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.91. In 2000, the city the population had 23.9% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 17.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 87.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.7 males. The median income for a household in Sunbury

8550-411: Was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 79.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 75.7 males. The median income for a household in the borough was $ 46,148, and the median income for a family was $ 71,988. Males had a median income of $ 48,553 versus $ 31,703 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $ 32,249. About 2.5% of families and 4.4% of the population were below

8645-559: Was again showing the toll of massive new competition from the latest wave of suburban shopping centers, as well as the recession that hit hardest in the northeastern states. In response, the borough council established a volunteer group of civic-minded representatives from business organizations, government, and the residential community to begin formulating plans for the downtown area in 1992. This effort resulted in streetscape improvements composed of cast iron street lamps and brick pavers, façade improvements and other beautification efforts, and

8740-692: Was awarded a Gold Star from the Pennsylvania Library Association in 2018 for its participation in the PA Forward Star Library program. The library has maintained its gold star for the past 5 years. The Northumberland County Historical Society maintains the Charlotte Darrah Walter Genealogical Library. It contains material on local history along with thousands of records of early families from Northumberland County and surrounding counties. Access to records

8835-469: Was designated an official resort town and was exempted from liquor license caps. Empty commercial spaces soon began to be replaced with dense and vibrant bars and restaurants, contributing to a lively nightlife in Doylestown. As the Philadelphia metropolitan area expanded from southern into central Bucks County, the fields and farms of the communities around Doylestown quickly began to sprout housing developments. This development brought thousands of people to

8930-622: Was permissible because the "shopping center here is clearly the functional equivalent to the business district" of a city. At the time of the picketing, the Weis store was located in Logan Valley Mall , the Park Hills Plaza was not built until the mid-1970s, at which time Weis moved across U.S. Route 220 to its current location. In the early hours on the morning of June 8, 2017, employees at a Weis Markets supermarket in Eaton Township, Pennsylvania , United States, were stocking and closing

9025-592: Was then known as the City Hotel. At the city's 150th anniversary celebration in 1922, it was renamed the Edison Hotel. This is a list of the historical places located in Sunbury, Pennsylvania . This is a list of the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission historical markers located in Sunbury, Pennsylvania . Highland St. (PA 61) at metal truss bridge, E end of Sunbury 1947HM00296 Sunbury

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