Brick Tavern is a populated place in Milford Township,

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History

The village was named for the tavern built in 1818 by Henry Shelly, who was a descendant of a Mennonite family who settled in the area ''circa'' 1720. It was a stop on the stagecoach line between

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and

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, and later a trolley stop. The Brick Tavern is still in operation today.MacReynolds, George, ''Place Names in Bucks County, Pennsylvania'', Doylestown, Bucks County Historical Society, Doylestown, PA, 1942, P27.

Geography and statistics

The area is part of the

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, which is part of the

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watershed, which feeds to the

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and ultimately to the

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. The village is located in the

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(Dublin Barricks), the Milford Township Volunteer Fire Company (Station 57), and by Lifestar EMS. It is also located in Zip Code 18951, and telephone

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References

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