| Yardley Contributor(s): Profy, Vince (Author) |
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ISBN: 0738500720 ISBN-13: 9780738500720 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $19.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 1999 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Middle Atlantic (dc, De, Md, Nj, Ny, Pa) - Travel | United States - Northeast - Middle Atlantic (nj, Ny, Pa) - History | Social History |
| Dewey: 974.821 |
| Series: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing) |
| Physical Information: 0.29" H x 6.57" W x 9.22" (0.69 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Pennsylvania - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Yardley revisits the 200 year history of the borough through photographs. In the eighteenth century, a ferry and mill marked the crossroads beginnings of Yardleyville in Makefield Township. New modes of transportation transformed the village, commerce and industry flourished, and the population increased substantially. Soon the people of Yardley yearned for their own government--their own town--and Yardley, Pennsylvania, was incorporated in 1895. When Yardley Borough celebrated its centennial, donations and loans of photographs revealing Yardley's history were collected. This volume is compiled mostly from this locally assembled selection of images, and recounts Yardley's history with eloquence. The face of the old toll collector, the festivities of the "Canal Days" and "Harvest Day" celebrations, and countless days at Lake Afton, the canal, or the river are all captured in this treasured account of Yardley's past. |
Contributor Bio(s): Profy, Vince: - This distinctive look at Yardley comes just after its centennial and just before Yardley enters the new millennium. Vince Profy has combined a winning array of images and an informative, entertaining narrative style to create a timeless work. |