Mercer Centennial Moment 18 - The Doan Gang

Eighteenth in a series featuring the stories behind selected artifacts and artworks in the Mercer collection, in celebration of the museum's centennial - 1916-2016. #mercercentennial

[@richardbutterfoss2353]

Nice Story! RWB ❤🎉

[@donalddoan3092]

I have being told by the historian in our family, Rick Doan, that Aaron Doan is my 6x great-grandfather. He was one of the Doan's that was exiled to Canada, which is why I am Canadian.

[@nothertreeinbox]

never sneak up on a doan dead or alive

[@teamster1997]

Very interesting, thank you.

[@Artsartisan]

When I was much younger, I dated a young woman who lived on Buckingham Mountain. I was informed that the Doan gang had a hideout on Buckingham Mtn. I always wondered if they hid in the cave near Wolf Rocks - a site where the "Hermit of Buckingham Mountain" lived.

[@xkonfy1]

Just learned about the Down boys gang. Very interesting. I'm a one of 3 Doane boys from Philadelphia. we fit the description of those guys. Being a outlaw must be genetic

[@patrickshire1668]

The Doan gang had a better grasp of the English language than yourself....

[@suenasty]

So someone said that they was vampire 🧛‍♀️🤔😳

[@YAH-WEH]

Do you have those items on display? My name is Chris Doan a decendent of the Doan gang

[@eastcoasttreasurehuntingwi6151]

Levi Doan that’s cool to know. Do you have any history of the gang that you can share with me? I’m a detectorist out of bucks county, PA who has been searching for artifacts from the Doan gang for the past year. I’m finally around an area known to have been a hideout for the gang. I hope to be able to provide doylestown more historical artifacts from the gang themselves to display.