Event Detail
Summary
| Type | Method | Description | Successful? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annexation | Municipality | Ephrata Borough Ordinance 924 | yes* |
Dates
| Event Year(s) | Final Decree Date | Effective Date | How Effective Date Determined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 |
Map
Affected Government
| From Municipality |
From County |
From State |
To Municipality |
To County |
To State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Ephrata, Township of Reduction |
Lancaster County Part |
PA Part |
Ephrata, Borough of Expansion |
Lancaster County Part |
PA Part |
Metes and Bounds Description
| Detail | Description | Type | Source | Acres | Beginning Point |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Ephrata Borough Ordinance 924 | shape | ordinance | 6.404 | railroad spike in or near the center line of Church Avenue (LR 36030), said spike being twenty-three and five tenths (23.5) feet in a southwest direction from another railroad spike making the intersection of the center line of said Church Avenue with the center line of Sunnybrook Street, (Township Road No. 943) the last mentioned spike being Ephrata Borough corner No. 359 |
Adjudication
| Detail | Tribunal | Type | No. | Term | Relationship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Court of Common Pleas of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania - Criminal Division | Road Minutes | 26 | 1970 | direct |
Law
| Detail | Citation | Relationship |
|---|---|---|
| View | Act of February 1, 1966 (1965 Pa. Laws 1656, No. 581), §§ 426–428 | indirect |
Government Action
| Detail | Government | Action | Date | Approved | Effective | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ephrata, Borough of | Ordinance 924: Annexing to the aforesaid Borough [of Ephrata] a certain portion of the Township of Ephrata lying northeast of the said borough as herein described | Apr 13, 1970 | Apr 13, 1970 |
Source
| Detail | Source | Title | Person(s) | Vol. | Page(s) | Date 1 | Date 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | 1980 Cns. Rep. | Footnote 27 | 40-25 | ||||
| View | Bd'y Ax. Surv. | 1971-1980 | 3619 | Date Mar 3, 1987 | Retrieved Jan 24, 2017 |