Event Detail
Summary
| Type | Method | Description | Successful? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annexation | Municipality | Allentown City Ordinance of 1 December 1911 | yes* |
Dates
| Event Year(s) | Final Decree Date | Effective Date | How Effective Date Determined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1911 |
Map
Affected Government
| From Municipality |
From County |
From State |
To Municipality |
To County |
To State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Hanover, Township of (Lehigh) 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 of 1 December 1911 | shape | ordinance (code, 1912) | 660 | point in the public road, known as the Allentown and Bethlehem Turnpike, at the intersection of Bast Road and Bast Avenue, as laid out on plan of Allen Realty Association |
Law
| Detail | Citation | Relationship |
|---|---|---|
| View | Act of May 23, 1889 (Pa. Laws 277, No. 247), art. 3, § 5 | indirect |
| View | Act of May 23, 1889 (Pa. Laws 277, No. 247), art. 3, §§ 1–3 | indirect |
| View | Act of May 16, 1901 (Pa. Laws 224, No. 165), § 1 | indirect |
| View | Act of May 16, 1901 (Pa. Laws 224, No. 165), § 2 | indirect |
| View | Act of June 21, 1911 (Pa. Laws 1102, No. 832), § 2 | indirect |
Government Action
| Detail | Government | Action | Date | Approved | Effective | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allentown, City of | Ordinance 69: Providing for the annexation to the City of Allentown of a part of the township of Hanover in the County of Lehigh and State of Pennsylvania, adjoining said City of Allentown in said county [...] Containing approximately six hundred and sixty (660) acres | Nov 28, 1911 | Dec 1, 1911 | v. 6, p. 258–259 |
Source
| Detail | Source | Title | Person(s) | Vol. | Page(s) | Date 1 | Date 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | 1920 Cns. Rep. | Footnote 29 | 595 | ||||
| View | Allentown 1913 | Boundaries, Ward Divisions and Annexations. | 86–87 | ||||
| View | Allentown 1947 | CHAPTER 4. ANNEXATION. | 62–63 | ||||
| View | Pre-1940 Cns. Eng'r Corr. | Received Mar 6, 1912 | |||||
| View | Pre-1940 Cns. Eng'r Corr. | Schmidt, Jos. A. (Clerk) | Aug 1, 1919 | Received Aug 2, 1919 | |||
| View | Pre-1940 Cns. Eng'r Corr. | Director, Geography Division, U.S. Census Bureau | Jul 30, 1919 |