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Goodnoe Farm & Dairy Bar

— Newtown Heritage Walk —

 
 
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 28, 2010
1. Goodnoe Farm & Dairy Bar Marker
Inscription. The original structure on this property was likely built in about 1725 as the early settlers cabin of William Buckman. In 1918, John Goodnoe purchased the 78 acre farm located at 298 North Sycamore Street and started delivering produce grown from his farm. In 1920, John and his wife Mabel established the Goodnoe Farm Dairy, from which they delivered fresh milk, eggs, butter and cream up until the 1960s. On their farm, they also raised their own feed and stock.

In 1946, their son Raymond Goodnoe, and his wife Lorraine, took over the farm and tripled the volume of milk previously being sold. Shortly thereafter, he added a plant for pasteurizing and homogenizing the milk, which later became the plant where they made over 38 flavors of their own ice cream.

In 1955, Raymond Goodnoe relocated the Toll House and established the Goodnoe Farm Dairy Bar restaurant on the corner of Routes 413 & 532. Over the succeeding years, the Goodnoe Farm Dairy Bar grew into the family restaurant known and loved by generations and became a local landmark. Raymond, Jr., “Skip” continued the time-honored tradition of homemade food and ice cream
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from 1973 until the landmark closed in 2006.
 
Erected 2007 by Newtown Historical Association and The Goodnoe Family. (Marker Number 18.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: AgricultureColonial EraIndustry & CommerceSettlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania, Newtown Heritage Walk series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1725.
 
Location. 40° 14.077′ N, 74° 56.263′ W. Marker is near Newtown, Pennsylvania, in Bucks County. It is in Newtown Township. It is at the intersection of Sycamore Street and Silo Drive, on the left when traveling north on Sycamore Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 240 N Sycamore Street, Newtown PA 18940, 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 the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois)
Goodnoe Farm & Dairy Bar Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 28, 2010
2. Goodnoe Farm & Dairy Bar Marker
Looking north across Silo Dr.
Confederacy, New Netherland, and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Boyd-Yardley House (within shouting distance of this marker); Brooks House (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Durham Road Toll House (about 500 feet away); Macedonia Baptist Church (about 600 feet away); The Saloon (about 700 feet away); Randall Double House (about 700 feet away); William Penn's New Town (approx. 0.2 miles away); North State Street (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Newtown.
 
Also see . . .  Goodnoe Farm. (Submitted on March 3, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
 
Goodnoe Farm Dairy Bar Photo on Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 28, 2010
3. Goodnoe Farm Dairy Bar Photo on Marker
Goodnoe Farm & Dairy Bar Photo on Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 28, 2010
4. Goodnoe Farm & Dairy Bar Photo on Marker
Goodnoe Emblem on Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 28, 2010
5. Goodnoe Emblem on Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on December 25, 2024. It was originally submitted on March 3, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 3,172 times since then and 163 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on March 3, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
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