Carl LaVO | Special to Bucks County Courier Times
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Edgely bridge in Lower Bucks County may need to be replaced, says Bristol Township. First, its safety needs to be assessed.
The Edgely bridge, sometimes called the Randall Avenue bridge, is in poor shape and may need to be replaced. Bristol Township’s investigating.
JD Mullane, Bucks County Courier Times
It surprised me several years ago to learn Morrisville nearly became Washington, D.C. I got another jolt lately: Bristolians once expected their village to become Philadelphia which for a time was the U.S. capital. That bit of trivia got me to envisioning the impact on Bucks County had those dreams come true.
Bristol as Philadelphia and D.C.
In 1672, Quaker founder George Fox and companions forged their way on horseback on wilderness paths from Long Island through New Jersey to reach Maryland. At Burlington Island, Lenape Indians ferried them across the Delaware River in canoes. Their horses swam across. The travelers landed at what George deemed an ideal site for a settlement.
Within a decade, English Quakers took the hint. They got to work building Buckingham village (the future Bristol) in the new colony of Pennsylvania. Just upstream, William Penn purchased 8,431 acres from the Lenape for his Pennsbury Manor home plus territory…
Lenape senior Colin Hermack, right, captured the 3200-meter run in 9:38.99 at the Olympic Conference track and field championships May 23. (RUNNINGWORKSPICS) 
