Event Detail
Summary
| Type | Method | Description | Successful? |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Borough | Sovereign | Germantown Borough 1691 Creation | yes* |
Dates
| Event Year(s) | Final Decree Date | Effective Date | How Effective Date Determined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1689–1691 | May 30, 1691 | Letters Patent - Date Confirmed by Monarch per Unofficial Source |
Map
Affected Government
| From Municipality |
From County |
From State |
To Municipality |
To County |
To State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Germantown, Township of (thru 1691, defunct) Old Name |
Philadelphia County Part |
PA-P Part |
Germantown, Borough of (1691-1706, defunct) New Name |
Philadelphia County Part |
PA-P Part |
Affected Government Form
| Government | Government Form |
|---|---|
| Germantown, Borough of (1691-1706, defunct) | Borough (Provincial Charter) |
Current Government
| Sub-Municipality | Municipality | County | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia, City of | Philadelphia County | PA |
Law
| Detail | Citation | Relationship |
|---|---|---|
| View | Letters Patent of March 4, 1681 (1 Pa. Stat. at Large App'x 303, No. 1), § 10 | indirect |
Source
| Detail | Source | Title | Person(s) | Vol. | Page(s) | Date 1 | Date 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Daly & Weinberg 1966 | CHRONOLOGY OF THE POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS OF THE PRESENT CITY AND COUNTY OF PHILADELPHIA | 6 |