In March, 1683, William Penn's Council ordered "...that the seal of the County of Bucks be a tree and a vine." Penn had written that in Bucks County... "the woods yield us plums, grapes, peaches, strawberries and chestnuts in abundance." The shield came from the Penn family crest....The old insignia is still used on County stationary and vehicles to denote Bucks County's rich heritage. Large replicas in tile, made by Dr. Henry Chapman Mercer, may be seen at the Mercer Museum in Doylestown and the State Capitol in Harrisburg. *

* (Bucks County Planning Commission, Bucks County 1683-1983, 1983)

In 1993, with total disregard for this county's rich heritage and our college's connection to it, college officials decided to eliminate our historically accurate insignia.  This is the "official" logo presently used EXCEPT BY ME.