If you and your family are looking for a great place to live, educate, pray and commune with neighbors and nature, Newtown should be very high on your list. One visit to town, the core Newtown Borough, the beautiful Tyler Park, and a look at the Council Rock School District, will convince you that it just doesn't get much better than this.
Perhaps the best piece of Newtown is its amazing history. William Penn purchased 5000 acres from the local Indians in 1682, calling his plans to build a village, his "New Town." It was the county seat of Bucks County for 88 years. During the Revolution, General Washington used a building, since destroyed by a greedy developer in the dead of night, as his headquarters after the Battle of Trenton. The original courthouse and many of the taverns that supported the business of government, remain today.
Not everyone was a patriot, and Newtown was also the site of the robbery of the public treasury by the infamous Doan Gang, who spied on the Continental Army and also horse thieved from the farmers to sell to the British.
Over the centuries, the original farming community and the downtown businesses that evolved were estranged. In 1838, Newtown Borough was chartered by the Commonwealth as an independent entity. It is a tiny island surrounded by the older, larger township.
Council Rock Schools are among the best in the state, and Council Rock North High School has been evaluated as one of the best in the United States. No wonder it is a popular locale for raising a family, and is known worldwide by those seeking the best education for their kids. 30 minutes from Center City Philadelphia, 90 minutes from Manhattan, and an hour from the Jersey Shore, it offers great lifestyle opportunities.
So glad I made the choice to come here, even without knowing anything more than I loved having a working farm across the street. read more
