Our lost Tohickon Valley
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Our Lost Tohickon Valley Haycock Township Bucks County PA The second book on Haycock history, Our Lost Tohickon Valley, brings to life the people and places that once occupied the area known as Nockamixon State Park. The main focus of the book is to document the Tohickon Valley area in Haycock Township that was condemned and purchased by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania through eminent domain. At least 240 properties were taken. We, of the Haycock Historical Society seek to preserve the history of the houses, mills and farms and to tell the people's story. The park has changed the area drastically and little remains to identify where these places were.
The park was opened in 1973. Few people realize that this area was once a vital community of homes. Much of the history of Haycock Township was torn down. The book's focus is mostly on the lost residences. Marjorie Goldthorp Fulp and Pamela Feist Varkony are the main authors. Both lived in the area and had their homes condemned to make way for the park. Marjorie moved to Haycock when she was two years old and Pamela was born in the house where her parents lived on Old Bethlehem Road. Each contacted old friends and relatives, and these in turn contacted others who lived in the area. Marjorie and Pamela gathered pictures and stories about the era before the park and along with their stories and pictures the book grew to 340+ pages of Haycock history.
- Fantastic bird's-eye view of life in Haycock Township in the early part of the twentieth century!
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