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New Hope, formerly Coryell's Ferry, is a borough in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA. The population was 2,252 at the 2000 census. New Hope is located at 40.360312, -74.957203. According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 3.7 km² (1.4 mi²). 3.3 km² (1.3 mi²) of it is land and 0.4 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (11.19%) is water. Much of this is the Delaware River.

The primary industry of New Hope is tourism. On weekends the streets are crowded with tourists visiting the many restaurants, antique shops and art galleries, or just strolling along the river and the Delaware Division of the Pennsylvania Canal. Compared to surrounding communities, New Hope has a vibrant night life.

The Bucks County Playhouse is located in New Hope and features a constant stream of plays and musical productions. New Hope is also a terminal point on the New Hope & Ivyland Railroad. On weekends, an excursion gives tourists a ride on the railroad through scenic Bucks County.

Union Camp Corporation had a bag production facility in New Hope until the late 1980s. It employed around one hundred people total and was located uphill from the New Hope Ivyland railroad. The former factory complex has been recycled as a series of shops and businesses aimed at the teeming tourist industry. The most notable new business is the Triumph microbrewery and restaurant (to keep up with River Horse brewery in the former corn curl/Original Trenton Cracker factory across the Delaware river in Lambertville NJ).

Points of Interest: Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve and Washington Crossing Historic Park

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