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Bucks Agricultural Heritage Area
Historic farmhouses, beautiful agricultural fields, and small stream valleys of the Central Bucks Agricultural Heritage Area are what make the name Bucks County known throughout much of the United States. This vital landscape includes the beauty of the Delaware River, the former artists’ colony of New Hope, and the charming town of Newtown.
The region is nestled between the Delaware River and the Neshaminy Creek with numerous smaller streams flowing into these waterways. The Delaware River and the Delaware Canal, which parallels the river, are key recreational resources. Three small mountains, Buckingham, Jericho, and Solebury, as well as several smaller hills such as
Bowman’s Hill, give the landscape its rolling form. In this agricultural area one can still sense the 18th and 19th century agricultural heritage that originally dominated the entire county.
Central Bucks Agricultural Heritage Area includes three state parks. Washington Crossing State Park is a National Historic Landmark as well as an important recreational park. The Delaware Canal State Park, with its intact towpath, is an example of the great canal building era of the early and mid-19th century. The 1,700-acre Tyler State Park is the southwestern anchor of the region. It includes recreational facilities for boating along the Neshaminy Creek, farmland, and a number of historic houses, barns, mills, and a covered bridge.
WE NEED TO ACT
This region of Bucks County is the most desirable area for residential subdivision. Land values are higher here than anywhere else in Bucks County. Farmers are finding it increasingly difficult to resist offers that are literally over 100 times the amount their parents paid for their properties a generation ago.
FACTS & FIGURES
Total Acres: 74,000
High Value Acres: 57,000
Developed Acres: 23,000
Protected Acres: 15,000
Additional Protected Acres Goal: 18,000
Data current as of July 2006
RESOURCE FEATURES
- Wooded hills
- High-value streams
- Prime farmlands
- Carbonate valleys
- Wetlands, plant and bird species
- Parks and interconnected regional trails
SPECIAL DESIGNATIONS
TREASURES
- Washington Crossing State Park
- Delaware Canal State Park
- Tyler State Park
- Honey Hollow National Historic Landmark
- Brownsburg Village, Buckingham Village, Buckmanville, Carversville, Center Bridge, Cuttalossa Dolington Village, Forest Grove, Holicong, Lumberville, Penns Park, Solebury Village, Wycombe Historic Districts
- Buckingham, Dolington, Solebury and Wrightstown Friends Meetinghouses
- Unique attractions including New Hope, Peddler’s Village
COUNTIES & MUNICIPALITIES (all or part)
Bucks County: Buckingham, Doylestown, Lower Makefield, Lower Southampton, Middletown, New Hope Borough, Newtown, Northampton, Plumstead, Solebury, Upper Makefield, Warwick, Wrightstown
WATERSHEDS/SUB-AREAS
Aquetong Creek, Brock Creek, Delaware River, Houghs Creek, Jericho Creek, Little Neshaminy Creek, Mill Creek, Neshaminy Creek, Paunnacussing Creek, Pidcock Creek, Pine Run
GROWING LIST OF ORGANIZATIONS ACTIVE IN THE AREA
Buckingham Township EAC, Solebury Township Open Space Committee, Upper Makefield EAC, Wrightstown Township EAC, Pidcock Creek Watershed Association, Paunacussing Creek Watershed Association
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