Pleasant Valley, Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Pleasant Valley
Schuckenhausen | |
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| Area code(s) | 215, 267, 445 |
Pleasant Valley is an unincorporated community in Springfield Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States.
History
Prior to European settlement, the area was inhabited by the Lenape people. Its first name was Schuckenhausen, the name of the first church in this location constructed as a log building. In 1872, it was replaced by a stone church known as the Union Church, later becoming a dwelling. The oldest building is the Pleasant Valley Inn, now out of business. General Lafayette stopped at the inn on the way to a hospital in Bethlehem after being wounded in the Battle of Brandywine. The village was built upon two farms, one owned by Jacob Smith and the other John J. Ott. the name was changed to Pleasant Valley when the post office was established on September 15, 1828, by Lewis Ott, first postmaster.[1]
Pleasant Valley was entered into the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey on 2 August 1979 as identification number 1184062.[2]
Geography
Pleasant Valley is located on Quakertown Road, also known as
Geology
Pleasant Valley is located within the Brunswick Formation laid during the Triassic, consisting of mudstone, siltstone as well as brown, green and reddish-brown shale.[4]
References
- ^ MacReynolds, George, Place Names in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, Doylestown, Bucks County Historical Society, Doylestown, PA, 1942, P307.
- ^ a b "Pleasant Valley". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ https://viewer.nationalmap.gov/advanced-viewer/ The National Map, retrieved 27 March 2019
- ^ Article title Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources PA Geode, retrieved 27 March 20219
