Event Detail
Summary
| Type | Method | Description | Successful? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annexation | Municipality | Allentown City Ordinance 10072 | yes* |
Dates
| Event Year(s) | Final Decree Date | Effective Date | How Effective Date Determined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 |
Map
Affected Government
| From Municipality |
From County |
From State |
To Municipality |
To County |
To State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
South Whitehall, Township of Reduction |
Lehigh County Part |
PA Part |
Allentown, City of Expansion |
Lehigh County Part |
PA Part |
Metes and Bounds Description
| Detail | Description | Type | Source | Acres | Beginning Point |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Allentown City Ordinance 10072 | shape | ordinance | 100.1075 | concrete monument on present City Line of Allentown, said monument being the intersection of the the centerline of Hamilton Street extended with the centerline of 29th Street extended |
Law
| Detail | Citation | Relationship |
|---|---|---|
| View | Act of June 23, 1931 (Pa. Laws 932, No. 317), §§ 501–505 | indirect |
| View | Act of July 2, 1937 (Pa. Laws 2803, No. 588), §§ 10 [4th] [501]–10 [4th] [505] | indirect |
| View | Act of June 28, 1951 (Pa. Laws 662, No. 164), §§ 5 [501]–5 [505] | indirect |
| View | Act of April 1, 1959 (Pa. Laws 16, No. 12), §§ 1–2 | indirect |
| View | Act of July 10, 1959 (Pa. Laws 519, No. 138), § 1 | indirect |
Government Action
| Detail | Government | Action | Date | Approved | Effective | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allentown, City of | Ordinance 10072: Annexing a certain part of South Whitehall Township, County of Lehigh and Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, upon the filing of a petition of a majority in number and interest of the property owners therein | Apr 2, 1963 | p. 52–53 |
Source
| Detail | Source | Title | Person(s) | Vol. | Page(s) | Date 1 | Date 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | 1970 Cns. Rep. | Footnote 34 | 40-44 | ||||
| View | Pa. Dep't Cmty. Econ. Dev. Cty. Bd'y F. Rep. | Annexation by Cities, Boroughs, and First Class Townships, 1956 - 1957 (in Boundary Change Histories folder, Annexation Listings - Old subfolder) | 1 | ||||
| View | Pa. Dep't Cmty. Econ. Dev. Cty. Bd'y F. Rep. | Annexations in Pennsylvania (in Boundary Change Histories folder, Annexation Listings - Old subfolder) | 1 | ||||
| View | Pa. Dep't Cmty. Econ. Dev. Cty. Bd'y F. | Lehigh County | |||||
| View | Pa. Dep't Educ. Ax. F. (St.Arc. 22.120) (1940-66) | Allentown City School District, 1962-1965 (1 folder) |