New Hope is a county in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA. The population is 2,528 at the 2010 census. New Hope is located about 40 miles (64 km) north of Philadelphia, and is located on the west bank of the Delaware River at its encounter with Aquetong Creek. New Hope two lanes - Lambertville Bridge brings cars and pedestrian traffic across Delaware to Lambertville, New Jersey on the east bank. New Hope's main industry is tourism.
By 2015, Coldwell Banker reports that New Hope has the most expensive real estate market in Pennsylvania and the 86th most expensive real estate market in the United States.
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History
New Hope is located along the Old York Road route, a former main highway between Philadelphia and New York City. It is generally regarded as a midpoint, where travelers will spend the night and be transported across the river the next day. Although this route is largely obsolete, part of the US Route 202 that passes north of the city still bears the name of York Road. The original route is now known as the St. (PA 179).
During these early days, the city was known as Ferry Coryell , after the owner of the ferry business. The current name began to be used after a major fire in 1790 that burned several factories in the area - their reconstruction was considered a "new hope" for the area.
The night before the famous crossing of Delaware a few miles to the south, George Washington is said to have lodged in New Hope. He destroyed the ferry so England could not follow him, and after the battle of Trenton and Princeton, when British troops swept the area for American troops, there was no response when they rang for the ferry. The British assumed that the city was sympathetic to the Colonial army and fired on the city. Some of the older structures in town still boast of having unexploded ordnance that lodged on its roof.
Historical inhabitants include James A. Michener and Aaron Burr.
The North Pennsylvania Railroad completed the construction of their New Hope Branch in 1891, then taken over by Reading Railroad. Passenger services to Reading Terminal in Philadelphia as well as all other passenger activities were discontinued in 1952 from Hatboro, also ended for electrification lines, and New Hope. Between 1952 and 1966, only freight trains were seen entering and leaving New Hope, mostly to deliver the pulp to Union Camp Paper Corp and to deliver sand and gravel to James D. Morrissey Materials Co., a cement company and division of James D Morrissey, Inc. In 1966, New Hope & amp; Ivyland was formed and bought 16 miles of lane stretching from southwestern New Hope to Ivyland. A wonderful tour started in the same year. The delivery service to New Hope is then handled by New Hope & amp; Ivyland. In 1972, SEPTA, which at the time took over Reading Railroad's passenger operations, expanded its electric route to Warminster and returned passenger services to the city. Delivery service to James D. Morrissey Materials Co. stopped sometime in the late 1970s and to Union Camp Paper Corp. sometime in the mid-1990s. Today, New Hope & amp; Ivyland continues to provide beautiful tourist passenger trains between New Hope and nearby Lahaska.
In 1983, NBC's anchorwoman network Jessica Savitch and her boyfriend drowned after their car overturned into the Delaware Channel. The canal passes Odette's Restaurant, where the couple eat dinner on a rainy night when visibility is poor and warning signs are easy to miss.
In 2004 and 2006, New Hope was a flood victim when the Delaware River overflowed. On both occasions, the downtown business reopened within a few days; However, many river homes remain badly damaged significantly longer. Compared to the Great Flood of 1955, the 2004 and 2006 floods did not cause severe damage or loss of life.
Cintra, Joshua Ely House, Honey Hollow Watershed, William Kitchen House, Distrik New Hope Village, Rhoads Homestead, dan Springdale Historic District terdaftar di National Register of Historic Places. The Honey Hollow Watershed juga ditetapkan sebagai National Historic Landmark District.
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Geografi
New Hope is located on 40 Â ° 21? 37? N 74Ã, Â ° 57? 26? W (40.360312, -74.957203).
According to the US Census Bureau, the district has a total area of ​​1.4 square miles (3.6 km 2 ), which is 1.3 square miles (3.4 km 2 ) is ground and 0.2 square miles (0,52 km 2 ) (11,19%) is water. Most of the water is the Delaware River.
The area is located at the confluence of the Delaware River and the Aquetong River (Ingham), which begins a two-mile journey in adjacent Solebury Township in Ingham Springs, the most productive spring in Southeastern Pennsylvania. The name Aquetong comes from the word Lenape which means "spring in the bush," while Ingham refers to Samuel D. Ingham, an industrialist, a congressman, and a supporter of a canal that will run through the city. Toward the end in New Hope, the river forms beautiful settlements and waterfalls near the Bucks County Playhouse, the former factory.
The surrounding area has low hills, and mostly consists of sustainable forests and agricultural land. Many people whose mailing address is in New Hope actually live outside the district of Solebury.
The Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission operates two bridges over the Delaware River between New Hope and Lambertville, New Jersey. One is New Hope - Lambertville Bridge, and another, New Hope - Lambertville Toll Bridge that carries the US Highway 202, is a modern toll bridge.
The former place names Hood and Hufnagel are now part of Borough.
Climate
New Hope has a damp, damp continental climate ( Dfa .) The hardiness zone borders 6b and 7a.
Demographics
In the 2010 census, the borough was 94.6% Non-Hispanic White, 1.5% Black or African American, 0.2% Native Americans, 2.5% Asian, and 2.6% identified as other races. 1.5% of boroughs are identified as two or more races. 7.3% of the population are Hispanic or Latino.
In the 2000 census, there were 2,252 people, 1,160 households, and 506 families living in the area. Population density is 1,770.9 people per square mile (684.6/km ²). There are 1,251 housing units with an average density of 983.8 per square mile (380.3/km ²).
There are 1,160 households, of which 16.7% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.5% are married couples living together, 4.7% have female households without a husband present, and 56.3% is not family. 41.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.8% had someone living alone 65 or older. The average household size was 1.94 and the average family size was 2.74.
In the population boroughs are scattered, with 15.5% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 37.3% from 25 to 44, 30.8% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% 65s years or more. The average age is 41 years. For every 100 women, there are 115.1 men. For every 100 women age 18 and over, there are 121.7 men.
The average income for households in the borough is $ 159,008, and the average income for families is $ 195,013. Men have an average income of $ 97,444 compared to $ 62,150 for women. The per capita income for the borough is $ 68,439. About 0.6% of families and 3.2% of the population are below the poverty line, including 0.3% of those under the age of 18 and 2.0% of those aged 65 and older.
Industry and tourism object
New Hope's main industry is tourism. On weekends, the streets are filled with tourists visiting many restaurants, bikers, antique shops and art galleries, or strolling along the river and the Delaware Canal. Compared to the surrounding community, New Hope has a vibrant nightlife.
New Hope has historically been a popular venue for Broadway shows to be tested and tuned in well, and many famous stage actors buy weekend homes in the area. The Bucks County Playhouse features a constant stream of drama and music production. In December 2010, Playhouse was closed after the lender seized the property. After extensive renovations, funded by the Bucks County Playhouse Conservancy, Bridge Street Foundation, and more, the theater reopened on 2 July 2012.
New Hope is also home to an art colony, founded by Edward Redfield and William L. Lathrop, which produces important regional works. Other members or fellow colonists include George Sotter, Daniel Garber and Fern Coppedge. They are also associated with the nearby Phillips Mill artist colony.
This area later developed into a popular gay resort in the 1950s and now New Hope still has an active and large gay community. New Hope also attracts motorcyclists (bikers) on weekends in the warmer months.
New Hope is also a terminal point on New Hope & amp; Ivyland Railroad. On weekends, tourists can climb the historic and scenic trails through Bucks County.
Union Camp Corporation has a bag-making facility in New Hope through the mid-1990s, which employs about a hundred people in total and is located on the hill of New Hope & Ivyland railroad. The former factory complex, now known as Union Square, has been recycled as a series of shops and businesses devoted to the dense tourism industry.
In August 2007, Forbes.com named New Hope Borough as one of the best places in the Northeast of the United States to buy a summer vacation home.
In 2010, New Hope and Lambertville Chambers of Commerce started an initiative involving fireworks performances every Friday night during the Summer to boost tourism and merchant revenues. Bars, restaurants and other restaurants benefited most directly from fireworks, but residents criticized the weekly show, claiming that it was taking parking spaces on the streets and disturbing their nights. In January 2014, the New Hope Chamber of Commerce decided it would no longer hold a weekly fireworks show mentioning shoplifting, Saturday morning cleaning and an overall drop in store traffic and Friday night's revenue.
Famous people
Notable current and former residents of New Hope include:
- Christian Bauman, novelist and essayist
- Becky Blasband, singer, songwriter, and screenwriter
- Amber Brooks, a professional female soccer player
- Aaron Burr, Warrior of the Revolutionary War and Vice President
- Gregg Cagno, singer and songwriter
- Sim Cain, former Rollins Band drummer
- Steve Garvey, musician, bass player Buzzcocks, music producer
- Chad I Ginsburg, CKY guitarist
- Thomas Holmes, former CEO of Ingersoll Rand
- Aaron Freeman (aka Gene Ween) & amp; Mickey Melchiondo (aka Dean Ween), founding member of the Ween band
- James A. Michener, novelist
- Odette Myrtil, actress, singer, violinist
- Joseph Pickett, folk painter
- Antonin Raymond, architect and interior designer
- Bryan Scott, an NFL player
- Ted Tally, Oscar-winning screenwriter
- Michael Vick, the NFL Quarterback who stayed here briefly while playing for the Philadelphia Eagles.
- Winter Ave Zoli, actress
School of New Hope
A number of Pennsylvania Impressionist painters make New Hope their home:
- Rae Sloan Bredin, landscape painter
- Morgan Colt, architect and landscape painter
- Fern Coppedge, landscape painter
- Daniel Garber, landscape painter, instructor at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
- L. Birge Harrison, landscape painter, instructor at Art Students League of New York
- John Fulton Folinsbee, landscape painter and sailor
- William Langson Lathrop, landscape painter, founder of New Hope art colony
- Harry Leith-Ross, Scottish-American landscape painter
- Mary Elizabeth Price, landscape painter
- Edward Willis Redfield, landscape painter
- Charles Rosen, landscape painter
- Walter Elmer Schofield, landscape painter and sailor
- Robert Spencer, landscape painter
- George Sotter, landscape painter
Destination
- Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve
- Bucks County Playhouse
- New Hope and Ivyland Railroad
- Washington Crossing Historic Park
References
External links
- Hope Borough's official website
- Greater New Hope Chamber of Commerce website
- New Hope & amp; Ivyland Railroad
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