Levittown

Levittown is a Pennsylvania historical marker in Levittown, Bucks County, dedicated 1992.

Levittown Pkwy. near Rt. 13, near front of St. Michael's Church grade school, Levittown

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This fully planned, six-home style residential community was conceived by the builder, William J. Levitt. The first family moved in, June 23, 1952. When completed in 1957, Levittown contained 17,311 homes on 5,750 acres, designed for a population of 70,000. It expanded on the pattern set by Levittown, N.Y. (built 1947-51) and was a landmark in the development of suburban housing in the United States.

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1924 · New Jersey. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1927 · New Jersey. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1942 · Burlington, Pennsylvania (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)
1944 · Trenton West, New Jersey (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)
1947 · Trenton West, New Jersey (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)

Trenton West, New Jersey, 1947, covering the location of Levittown, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Trenton West, New Jersey, 1947, covering this location. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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Levittown

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