Lumberville, like many other towns in Bucks County, was originally known by another name. It was originally called Walls Saw Mill. Its name was changed sometime around 1830 to Lumberville because of the lumber mill in use there.
Based on the original name of the town, it may not be surprising that the village was founded by Colonel George Wall. He served in the Continental army during the American Revolution and purchased the land around Lumberville shortly before the war began. He died in 1804. A nearby quarry provided many of the stones for the "brownstone" buildings in 19th century Philadelphia.
A covered bridge was built there across the Delware River to the New Jersey side in 1835 or 1856 (sources differ). In 1903 a major flood washed away portions of the bridge, and those portions were replaced by a steel bridge. The bridge was closed to traffic in 1944 and became a pedestrian-only bridge at that time. In 1947 the structure was rebuilt as a steel suspension bridge on top of the original old stone piers.
Photo by Richard Hanauer
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This is Lumberville-Raven Rock pedestrian bridge at Lumberville that crosses the Delware River and connects New Jersey to Pennsylvania.
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Photo by Richard Hanauer
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Another view of the foot bridge.
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Photo by Chuck Rudy
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The footbridge seen from New Jersey, looking towards Bucks County, after a rainstorm. In the words of the photographer, Chuck Rudy, "I went over to the Jersey side to see what I could shoot across the river in Bucks. To my delight I looked back at the footbridge in Lumberville and saw the biggest rainbow I've ever seen in my life. It was so impressive; of course, I got soaked for the 10 minutes before the rainbow showed up, but it was all very much worth it."
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This is the Black Bass Hotel.
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A close-up of the hotel's sign.
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These are pictures of Cuttalossa Farm. The name comes from the name of an Indian village which existed in the area meaning "the place of the middle fountain or spring". The mill shown in this photograph was recently built by the owners to pay tribute to the 5 mills that were originally found along the Cuttalossa Creek. The original mill that was part of Cuttalossa Farm, dating back to 1752 and in use until 1929, is now a private residence not located on the current farm.
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This is the sheep shed at Cuttalossa Farm. It was, in the words of the current owners, "built by Daniel Garber, the renowned New Hope painter who lived on the farm from 1907 until his death in 1954. He brought the sheep to the farm to clear the hills of poison ivy."
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More views of Cuttalossa Farm.
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Cuttalossa in winter.
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Cuttalossa Farm sells Miniature Babydoll Sheep.
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Photo by Richard Hanauer
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A view of the farm in early spring.
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Photo by Richard Hanauer
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Another early spring view of the farm
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A small waterfall on the grounds of the Cuttalossa Inn.
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This is link to the Cuttolossa Farm where one can purchase the sheep.