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Hulmeville in Bucks County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Borough of Hulmeville

Formerly Milford Mills

 
 
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Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 14, 2022
1. Borough of Hulmeville Marker
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This Borough was named in honor of John Hulme, Jr., a leading industrialist, who purchased the village in 1795. He established here the Farmers National Bank, the first bank in Bucks County, in 1814. At the time, the community was a center of industry in this area.

Incorporated as a Borough in 1872

 
Erected by Hulmeville Historical Society.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & CommercePolitical SubdivisionsSettlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1795.
 
Location. 40° 8.678′ N, 74° 54.773′ W. Marker is in Hulmeville, Pennsylvania, in Bucks County. It is on Bellevue Avenue (Pennsylvania Route 513) just north of Neshaminy Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 933 Bellevue Ave, Langhorne PA 19047, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania and in Greater Philadelphia. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and
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the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Hulmeville Memorial (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Borough of Hulmeville (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); In Flanders' Fields (approx. 1.4 miles away); Lower Bucks County Vietnam Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles away); Middletown Veterans Memorial Park (approx. 1.4 miles away); SSgt Jae Sik Moon (approx. 1.4 miles away); Sherman Medium Tank (approx. 1.4 miles away); Mollie Woods Hare (approx. 2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hulmeville.
 
Borough of Hulmeville Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 14, 2022
2. Borough of Hulmeville Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 16, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 16, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 257 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on October 16, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
 
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