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Bucks County, one of the Commonwealthâs first counties, is named for Pennâs home in England - Buckinghamshire. Bristol Township takes the back seat to Bristol Borough, our stateâs oldest borough, as the first formal settlement founded in 1681. Bristol Township was incorporated in 1692 as Buckingham Township. The name was later changed to Bristol in 1702. Two other townships, Bensalem and Falls, were also incorporated in 1692, and all three marked their 300th birthday in 1992. By 1701, Bristol Mills and Mill Pond (now Silver Lake) became industrial areas.
On April 16, 1771, the city's first civilian local government was created as Pitt Township. William Teagarden was the first constable, and William Troop was the first clerk. Following the American Revolution, the village of Pittsburgh continued to grow. One of its earliest industries was boat building for settlers of the Ohio Country. In 1784, Thomas Viceroy completed a town plan which was approved by the Penn family attorney. Pittsburgh became a possession of Pennsylvania in 1785.