Sellersville Pennsylvania Historical Information

Sellersville had its beginnings in the early 1700's, when it grew from a small group of settlers that were centered on a major roadway for that time period, which was known as the Bethlehem Pike, and connected the cities of Philadelphia and Bethlehem, as well as what was the far western part of Pennsylvania.

The town began quite small and had for the most part, just one inn, large and roomy.

The Inn still resides in Sellersville today and is called the Washington house because it is believed the George Washington stayed in the inn during the Revolutionary war period.

The towns growth was slow but steady up until the Industrial revolution when, in the 1860's the North Pa Railroad came to be, stimulating the towns growth by bringing in further industry.

During the expansion of the town in the first part of the 1900's, a branch of the Perkiomen Creek which runs through Sellersville was dammed to create a small lake known as Lake Lenape, for the Indian Tribes of the area. Along the lake a park was built on both Perkasie and Sellersville lands.

In the 1920's and 30's this park was home to a carousel, a small roller coaster and several other rides and amusements that brought blue collar workers from Philadelphia in the summertime for vacations.