Riegelsville, Pennsylvania
Riegelsville is a borough in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 868 at the 2010 census. It is included in the Philadelphia–Wilmington–Camden metropolitan statistical area, despite being so closely connected to the Lehigh Valley.
Signs on the approach for the Riegelsville Bridge denoting entrance into Riegelsville. The Riegelsville Inn can be seen in the background.
A black and white photograph of Riegelsville Inn, built in 1838
Benjamin Riegel House was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987
PA 611 northbound in Riegelsville
The Delaware River is a major river in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States and is the longest free-flowing (undammed) river in the Eastern United States. From the meeting of its branches in Hancock, New York, the river flows for 282 miles (454 km) along the borders of New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware, before emptying into Delaware Bay.
The Delaware River flowing through the Delaware Water Gap in 2021
The Delaware River is named in honor of Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr
A 1655 Swedish nautical chart showing part of the Delaware River when the river was part of the Swedish colony New Sweden
East Branch of the Delaware River near Margaretville, New York