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Sellersville was founded in 1738 at the southeastern end of Rockhill

Township, on land purchased by Abraham Wambold. He erected the

first structures on this land that consisted of a gristmill, tannery

and a dwelling. This land is located at what is now the intersection

of Main and Diamond Streets and Park Avenue.

Sellersville became part of the "Liberty Bell Trail" in 1776 when of

the Liberty Bell was taken from Philadelphia and passed through

here to be hidden in Allentown.

Samuel Sellers followed Mr. Wambold to town in 1780. He built a

tavern known as "Sellers Tavern" and in time became the name of

the village.

In 1799, federal troops were camped on land occupied now by

Borough Hall. These troops were sent to enforce collection of an

unpopular tax, based on the number of windows in a house and

capture John Fries, an Upper Bucks auctioneer who was one of the

ringleaders. This uprising was known as the "Fries Rebellion".

The name of the village Sellers Tavern was changed to Sellersville in

1866. At this time Sellersville consisted of 75 homes with

approximately 600 residents, four stores, three cigar factories, three

schools, two hotels, two flourmills, tannery, lumber and coal yards.

Sellersville became an incorporated borough on December 7, 1874.

The Sellersville Fire Department was organized in 1888.

Sellersville became part of the industrial revolution in the 1900's.

Most notably by the founding of the United States Gauge Company in

1904 which became one of the world's largest producers of pressure

gauges. In 1940, the Schulmerich Carillons company came to the

borough. Both of these businesses are still operating in the borough

today.