Bensalem Township clippings scrapbooks 1957-1995

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Bensalem Township clippings scrapbooks 1957-1995

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Settled by the Dutch, Swedes, and English, Bensalem Township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, was a farming community until the 1950s and 1960s when the area underwent a significant amount of suburban development. The Bensalem Township clippings scrapbooks, 1957-1995, document this transition period in Bensalem's history.

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Historical Society of Bensalem Township

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Bensalem (Pa. : Township)

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"Bensalem Township [Bucks County, Pennsylvania] is an area of 22 square miles bounded on three sides by waterways: the Delaware River, the Neshaminy Creek and the Poquessing Creek. Through it pass four of the most important arteries of transportation in the United States: Interstate 95 (Delaware Expressway), US Route 13 (Bristol Pike), US Route 1 (Lincoln Highway), and Interstate 276 (PA Turnpike). "There have been many discussions about the name 'Bensalem' with the most...