Hagersville is a populated place situated in East Rockhill Township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States.[2] It has an estimated elevation of 427 feet (130 m) above sea level.
Hagersville, Pennsylvania | |
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Populated place | |
Coordinates: 40°24′25″N 75°15′01″W / 40.40694°N 75.25028°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Pennsylvania |
County | Bucks |
Elevation | 427 ft (130 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Area code | 215 |
FIPS code | 42-31936 |
GNIS feature ID | 1176359 |
History
editHagersville post office was established in 1851, with Francis Gerhard as postmaster. The village was named for Colonel George Hager, who was a politician of local prominence. Samuel Hager, another member of this influential family, was the founder of Perkasie. By the 1870s, Hagersville had a population of approximately 150 and had a store and hotel, as well as blacksmith and wheelwright shops which thrived on the two coach factories also located here. Frederick Heany, son of a Rockhill settler/German immigrant, owned the hotel circa 1875. He is notable as one of the leaders of the Fries Rebellion.
References
edit- ^ "Feature Detail Report for: Hagersville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Hagersville (in Bucks County, PA) Populated Place Profile". PA Hometown Locator. Retrieved December 18, 2015.