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The Doan Gang

The Doan Gang is a Pennsylvania historical marker in Gardenville, Bucks County, dedicated 2005.

4914A Point Pleasant Pike at Friends Mtg. House, Gardenville

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In 1783 the Pa. State Government declared six Doan family members outlaws for robberies, burglaries, and felonies. During the Revolutionary War, the Doans of Plumstead Twp. spied for and sold stolen horses to the British Army. They robbed the county treasury in 1781. Leader Moses was killed in a shoot-out, Abraham and Levi were hanged, Joseph Jr. and Aaron fled to Canada, and Mahlon disappeared. Three are buried nearby.

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Carte de la Pensylvanie et du Nouveau Jersey, 1782, covering the location of The Doan Gang, with a pin at the marker's coordinates
Carte de la Pensylvanie et du Nouveau Jersey, 1782, covering this location. Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.
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