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Under this bridge flows the Aquetong Creek. This body of water and the Delaware River were the main reasons why people chose to settle here. Aquetong Creek flows all year long. It is fed primarily by a natural spring, located two miles to the west, . . . — — Map (db m84191) HM
On Main Street at Ferry Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street.
This nine inch Dahlgren smoothbore gun was placed here to mark the colonial approach to town from the ferry landing and was dedicated on July 5, 1907. The gun is on loan to the Borough of New Hope from the US Navy. It was cast in 1855 at the West . . . — — Map (db m20099) HM
On Main Street, on the right when traveling north.
Here are locks No. 8-11 of the 23 lift locks on this canal. New Hope also had one of the nine aqueducts and the only toll station between Bristol and Easton. Coal was the largest item of shipping. — — Map (db m20104) HM
Opened from Bristol to this place in 1831; and completed to Easton in 1852. Outlet lock to the river built here in 1834. The near-by River House, built 1794, was a popular barge stop on the canal. — — Map (db m86035) HM
In 1718 King George I granted to John Wells a license to operate a ferry on this site, which provided an essential link in the establishment of the principal Stage Coach Route between Philadelphia and New York. The Landing became known as . . . — — Map (db m77999) HM
On Ferry Street, on the right when traveling east.
Coryell's Ferry, a small hamlet on the Delaware River, played an important strategic role during the War for Independence. Throughout the war the ferry crossing was traversed countless times by messengers, supplies, and military detachments. In . . . — — Map (db m147856) HM
On West Ferry Street at Main Street, on the right when traveling east on West Ferry Street.
In the 1820s a ten foot tall Native American weathervane was crafted of heavy sheet iron by Samuel Cooper and painted by Joseph Moon. It was paid for by private subscriptions from townspeople. The Logan Inn erected it on February 22, 1828 in honor . . . — — Map (db m20101) HM
On Sugan Road at Stoney Hill Road, on the right when traveling south on Sugan Road.
In 1700 Robert Heath acquired 1000 acres of land from an original William Penn grant to Thomas Woolrich. As part of an agreement with Penn, Heath built a grist mill here on the north bank of Aquetong Creek. The mill was powered by the constant flow . . . — — Map (db m75749) HM
On Main Street, on the right when traveling north.
In 1790 Benjamin Parry, who owned mills on both the New Jersey and Pennsylvania sides of the Delaware River, lost his mills in Pennsylvania to fire. He rebuilt them and named them "New Hope Mills", commencing operation with new and fresh hope for . . . — — Map (db m20102) HM
On Main Street at West Ferry Street, on the right when traveling south on Main Street.
Honor Roll
Dedicated to the Citizens of New Hope[Column 1:]
Edward A. Austin • Arthur Case • J. Warren Caulton • Joseph C. Conner • J. Walter Corrigan • . . . — — Map (db m20100) HM
On West Ferry Street at York Road, on the right when traveling east on West Ferry Street.
In December 1776 General Roche De Fernoy and General William Alexander (Lord Stirling) had their headquarters here at a "hip-roof" house known as The Old Fort. Before the Battle of Trenton, Coryell's Ferry became a military camp. Stockade . . . — — Map (db m47733) HM
On Main Street at Ferry Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.
In 1778, the Borough of New Hope was the colonial river crossing known as Coryell's Ferry. During the Revolution, the Grand Continental Army under the command of General George Washington crossed the Delaware River into NJ enroute to the battle at . . . — — Map (db m20105) HM
On Ferry Street west of Main Street (Pennsylvania Route 32), on the left when traveling west.
This house is a fine example of Georgian-style architecture built in the Federal period around the end of the 18th century. Originally, the house was level with West Ferry Street. But the construction of the Delaware Canal in the 1820s required . . . — — Map (db m221134) HM
On Main Street at W. Mechanic Street, on the left when traveling north on Main Street.
This is the oldest stone house in New Hope. It was built in 1743 by Ichabod Wilkinson, an iron master from Providence, Rhode Island. The structure is an excellent example of colonial "kitchen-parlor" style. Mary Wilkinson, Ichabod's daughter, . . . — — Map (db m147861) HM
Internationally acclaimed woodworker, architect, and leader of the American craft movement, his unique furniture style celebrated the inherent beauty of wood. Here, he created an environment integrating landscape, architecture, and interior design. — — Map (db m86032) HM
On Bowman's Hill Tower Road, on the right when traveling east.
Grandchild of Cambridge Elm under which Washington took command 7-3-1775. Raised and given by Alice Paret Dorsey. Marked by Bucks County Chapter D. A. R. — — Map (db m103423) HM
A 700-acre watershed, managed for agriculture; first in the nation to show that cooperative action, with federal technical assistance, can shape land use. Conservation area here was formed in 1939 by six farms on Honey Hollow Creek, supported by the . . . — — Map (db m86036) HM
Happy Hollow Watershed has been designated a Registered National Historic Landmark. Under the provisions of the Historic Sites Act of August 21,1935, this site possesses exceptional value in commemorating or illustrating the history of the United . . . — — Map (db m86039) HM
The Honey Hollow Watershed conservation site is the first small created watershed to be brought totally under water, soil, and wildlife conservation practices in the United States. It was established in 1939 by six farmers, living on William Penn . . . — — Map (db m86087) HM
Near Aquetong Road, on the right when traveling east.
On this spot on a tract of land of 505 acres called by the Indians Win-Na-Haw-Caw-Chunk John Pidcock the first white settler built mills and established a trading post with the Indians in 1684 — — Map (db m13771) HM
On York Road (Pennsylvania Route 179) 0.1 miles east of Lower York Road (U.S. 202), on the right when traveling east.
Wells is the founder of Wells' Ferry, now known as New Hope. When York Road was established between Philadelphia and New York, travelers needed a dependable way to cross the Delaware River. In 1722 the Pennsylvania Provincial Assembly gave Wells the . . . — — Map (db m28131) HM
A system of State-built public works to connect Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Lake Erie. The Delaware Division, Bristol-Easton begun 1827; operated by the State 1831-58, and by private owners to 1931. A State Park since 1940. — — Map (db m147859) HM
On Lower York Road (U.S. 202) 0.1 miles east of Silvertail Lane, on the right when traveling east.
Statesman, industrialist, born here Sept. 16, 1779. Secretary Treasury, 1829-1831, under Jackson, and holder of other State and National offices. Active in the early anthracite coal industry; canal advocate. — — Map (db m28130) HM
Near Aquetong Road, on the right when traveling east.
Headquarters of Brigadier-General Lord Stirling previous to the Battle of Trenton. Quartered with him were Captain William Washington, Lieutenant James Monroe (later President of the United States) and Captain James Moore of the New York Artillery, . . . — — Map (db m13770) HM
