Aquetong | |
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Populated place | |
  Aquetong Aquetong, Solebury Township Show map of Pennsylvania Aquetong Aquetong (the United States) Show map of the United States | |
| Coordinates:40°21′5″N75°0′12″W / 40.35139°N 75.00333°W /40.35139; -75.00333 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Bucks |
| Elevation | 256 ft (78 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 18938 |
| Area codes | 215, 267, 445 |
Aquetong is populated place inSolebury Township,Bucks County,Pennsylvania, United States, situated alongU.S. Route 202, approximately 2.9 miles (4.7 km) west ofNew Hope.[1]
Aquetong was originally known as Paxsons Corner during the times of theAmerican Revolution, named after the Paxson family. Benjamin Paxson, a Quaker, was the owner of a mansion known as the 'Rolling Green' and was host to officers and soldiers of the Continental army on a number of occasions. While General Washington and his army was encamped inDoylestown, General Charles Lee with six brigades were camped in a field across the road from the Rolling Green. Hershey's Directory of Bucks County of 1872 listed Aquetong as having a store, several shops and about sixteen dwellings. A post office was established on 31 March 1884, William H. Robinson, the first postmaster, at which time the name was changed to Aquetong. Sometime after 1914, the post office was closed. Mail is now delivered by theNew Hope post office.[2]
It is located onU.S. Route 202 and Aquetong Road betweenNew Hope andLahaska. It is located in theAquetong Creekwatershed, which is part of theDelaware River watershed.[3][1]
The ZIP code is 18938; telephone area codes are215, 267 and 445. Public safety is provided by the Solebury Township Police Department, Lambertville-New Hope Rescue Squad, Central Bucks Ambulance, Eagle Fire Company, Midway Fire Company, and the Point Pleasant Fire Company.[4][5][6]
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