Gather Place Heritage Bus Tours

Travel Through the Stories That Shaped Bucks County

Gather Place Heritage Bus Tours connect visitors with the African American history, military service, Underground Railroad activity, abolitionist movements, sacred burial grounds, and historic communities of Bucks County and the Delaware River region.

Departing from Gather Place in Yardley, each guided journey combines compelling storytelling with visits to significant historic locations.

Sacred landscapes. Courageous lives. Powerful journeys.

Honoring the United States Colored Troops and Historic Burial Grounds

This guided tour from Yardley to Newtown honors African American Civil War soldiers and the communities that preserved their memory.

The journey begins at Gather Place, located inside the historic African Methodist Episcopal Church of Yardley. African American worshippers began gathering at this location in 1817, and the present church building was completed in 1877.

Tour Locations:

Historic Slate Hill Cemetery
Visit an African American burial section with roots dating to 1788. Guests will learn about segregated burial practices and local Black Union veterans, including Samuel Harman, William Ganges, Torbut Ganges, Jefferson Mosley, Sergeant George Congo, and Thomas Miller.

Lighthouse Hill Cemetery
Explore a historic African American cemetery containing hundreds of burials, many unmarked. The site includes 12 identified Civil War veterans and honors Black service members from World War I, World War II, and the Korean War.

Tour Includes

• Guided historical interpretation
• Round-trip bus transportation
• Visits to scheduled historic locations
• Boxed lunch

 A Journey Through History Along the Delaware River

Travel from Yardley to Bristol while exploring the people, communities, and waterways connected to the Delaware Canal and Delaware River.

Begin with a guided visit to Gather Place and learn about Yardley’s Quaker heritage, historic African American community, Underground Railroad activity, abolitionist history, and the African Methodist Episcopal Church of Yardley.

Weather permitting, guests may participate in an optional 45-minute walk along the Delaware Canal to historic Lock No. 5. The route includes clay and dirt terrain. A prerecorded video is available for those who prefer not to walk.

The journey continues to Bristol’s historic waterfront and Basin Park, where guests will visit the Harriet Tubman statue and learn about her extraordinary life, legacy, and Pennsylvania connections.

Tour Includes

• Guided historical interpretation
• Round-trip transportation
• Gather Place and historic Yardley
• Delaware Canal and Lock No. 5
• Historic Bristol Wharf and Basin Park
• Harriet Tubman’s legacy

Plan a Group Tour

Gather Place Heritage Bus Tours are ideal for families, schools, churches, senior groups, veterans’ organizations, historical societies, community groups, and travel organizations.

Tour dates, availability, pricing, meals, group capacity, and accessibility of accommodations vary. Advance reservations are required.

Explore the past. Honor their courage. Carry their stories forward.

Request Tour Information

Gather Place
188 South Canal Street
Yardley, PA 19067

Phone: 215.595.2722
Email: info@gatherplace.org
Website: www.gatherplace.org

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