Quakertown
Quakertown is a borough in Bucks County with a population of 9,359 as of 2020.
Located 15 miles south of Allentown and 40 miles north of Philadelphia, it serves as a border town between the Delaware Valley and Lehigh Valley metropolitan areas.
Originally settled by Quakers, Quakertown played a role in the American Revolutionary War when, on September 18, 1777, a convoy transporting the Liberty Bell stopped in the town overnight.
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