Durham Township

Durham Township is a township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The population was 1,313 at the 2000 census. It was first organised in 1775 and is located in the extreme
North-east of Bucks County. It was the location of Durham Furnace, Durham Boat Company and Durham Mills.

School District: Palisades

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Neighborhoods in Durham Township

Geography

Location of Durham Township in Bucks County According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 9.4 square miles, of which, 9.2 square miles ) of it is land and 0.2 square miles of it 1.71% is water.

Durham Township borders Springfield, Nockamixon, and Riegelsville.

History

Even though there were many settlers in Durham in the early 1700’s it was not until June 3, 1775 that it was organized into a township. Prior to that date the entire area was owned by the Durham Iron Company. In 1726 the company erected a blast furnace in what is presently the Village of Durham, located along Cooks Creek in Durham. The site is now occupied by the Durham Grist Mill, a historical site on the National Historic Register, now owned by the township.

Durham Township also holds the distinction of being the location that Robert Durham built the first Durham Boat, the boat that was used by George Washington to cross the Delaware River.

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