On June 20, learn about key events and places in Solebury and New Hope
Perhaps those fortunate enough to live in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, take all its rich history for granted. Or, maybe, some just do not really know what happened in the area during the Revolutionary War.
A program has been announced that will help reacquaint area residents with the important role that Solebury and New Hope played in that war.
Charlie Huchet (member of the Phillips Mill Community Association), Robert McEwan (member of the Solebury Township Historical Society) and Roy Ziegler, (member of the New Hope Historical Society) have produced an exciting, in-depth look at the activities that took place in Solebury and New Hope as about 2,400 troops of Washington’s army marched through the area to the famous crossing on Christmas night, 1776, and later when the entire Continental Army crossed at Coryell’s Ferry, now New Hope, in June, 1778 on their march from Valley Forge to the important Battle of Monmouth in New Jersey.
The event will take place on the 235th anniversary of that crossing.
On June 20 at 7 p.m. at the Phillips Mill Community Center, Terry McNealy — historian, author and secretary to the Board of Directors of the New Hope Historical Society — will present a discussion of the events and places in Solebury and New Hope that were so prominent in the conduct of the Revolutionary War.
On June 23 at 1 p.m., a Trolley Tour will visit the places that Mr. McNealy’s presentation described. The tour will leave from Phillips Mill and travel to Buckingham, where the first stop will be Bogart’s Tavern (the headquarter of Gen. Nathaniel Green, who had been given the order to gather the Durham boats for General Washington’s crossing).
The tour will continue along the Old York Road through Holicong, Lahaska, Solebury, and New Hope, stopping at Rolling Green Farm, Paxson-Rhoads estate, Ferry Landing and the redoubts that had been constructed by Washington’s army at what is now the site of the current New Hope Borough Hall.
Then it will be on to the Thompson-Neely House for the final stop before the trolley returns to Phillips Mill for a wine and cheese reception.
Tickets for the lecture on June 20 are $10. Admission to the Trolley Tour on June 23 is $35 and includes the reception. Reserve tickets on line at phillipsmill.org/revolution or pay by check by calling 215-862-3217.

