Event Detail
Summary
| Type | Method | Description | Successful? |
|---|---|---|---|
| New City | Municipality | Johnstown City 1890 Creation | yes |
Dates
| Event Year(s) | Letters Patent Date | Effective Date | How Effective Date Determined |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1889–1890 | Dec 18, 1889 | Apr 7, 1890 | Municipal Election after Letters Patent - 1st Monday in April thereafter |
Map
Affected Government
Affected Government Form
| Government | Government Form |
|---|---|
| Johnstown, City of | City, 3rd Class (Title 11) |
Metes and Bounds Description
| Detail | Description | Type | Source | Acres | Beginning Point |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | Johnstown City 1890 Creation | shape | letters patent (official communications) | point in the centre of the Conemaugh river, the same being the North-west corner of the Borough of Cambria |
Law
| Detail | Citation | Relationship |
|---|---|---|
| View | Act of May 23, 1889 (Pa. Laws 277, No. 247), art. 1, §§ 1–3 | indirect |
Recorded Document
| Government | Type | Location | Alternate Location | Date | Relationship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambria County | Miscellaneous Book | v. 10, p. 467 | Sec'y.St. 95197:78–81 | Mar 21, 1902 | direct |
| Pennsylvania | Official Communication Book | v. 15, p. 206 | Sec'y.St. 795: (10-0120) | Dec 18, 1889 | direct |
Government Action
| Detail | Government | Action | Date | Approved | Effective | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambria, County of | Election: [For or against the incorporation of the Borough of Johnstown, the Borough of Grubbtown, the Borough of Conemaugh, the Borough of Woodvale, the Borough of Prospect, the Borough of Millville, and the Borough of Cambria as a city of the third class by the name, style, and title of the City of Johnstown] | Nov 5, 1889 | ||||
| Pennsylvania, Commonwealth of | Letters Patent: [Constituting the Borough of Johnstown, the Borough of Grubbtown, the Borough of Conemaugh, the Borough of Woodvale, the Borough of Prospect, the Borough of Millville, and the Borough of Cambria as a city of the third class by the name, style, and title of the City of Johnstown] | Dec 18, 1889 |
Source
| Detail | Source | Title | Person(s) | Vol. | Page(s) | Date 1 | Date 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View | 1890 Cns. Rep. | Footnote h | 292 | ||||
| View | 1890 Cns. Rep. | Footnote k | 292 | ||||
| View | Harrisburg Laws 1906 | III. CITIES INCORPORATED UNDER ACT OF 1889. | 34 | ||||
| View | Pa. Internal Affairs 1965 | 30 | |||||
| View | Pre-1950 Cns. St. Hist. | Lists of Incorporated Places with Dates of Incorporation. | 11 | Apr 1, 1935 | Apr 1, 1940 | ||
| View | Storey 1907 | Chapter III. ORGANIZATION OF COUNTIES—CAMBRIA COUNTY TAKEN FORM SOMERSET AND HUNTINGDON—FIRST TOWNSHIPS IN CAMBRIA COUNTY. | 42 | ||||
| View | Storey 1907 | Chapter III. ORGANIZATION OF COUNTIES—CAMBRIA COUNTY TAKEN FORM SOMERSET AND HUNTINGDON—FIRST TOWNSHIPS IN CAMBRIA COUNTY. | 42 | ||||
| View | Storey 1907 | Chapter III. ORGANIZATION OF COUNTIES—CAMBRIA COUNTY TAKEN FORM SOMERSET AND HUNTINGDON—FIRST TOWNSHIPS IN CAMBRIA COUNTY. | 42 | ||||
| View | Storey 1907 | Chapter III. ORGANIZATION OF COUNTIES—CAMBRIA COUNTY TAKEN FORM SOMERSET AND HUNTINGDON—FIRST TOWNSHIPS IN CAMBRIA COUNTY. | 43 | ||||
| View | Storey 1907 | Chapter III. ORGANIZATION OF COUNTIES—CAMBRIA COUNTY TAKEN FORM SOMERSET AND HUNTINGDON—FIRST TOWNSHIPS IN CAMBRIA COUNTY. | 43 | ||||
| View | Storey 1907 | Chapter III. ORGANIZATION OF COUNTIES—CAMBRIA COUNTY TAKEN FORM SOMERSET AND HUNTINGDON—FIRST TOWNSHIPS IN CAMBRIA COUNTY. | 43 | ||||
| View | Storey 1907 | Chapter III. ORGANIZATION OF COUNTIES—CAMBRIA COUNTY TAKEN FORM SOMERSET AND HUNTINGDON—FIRST TOWNSHIPS IN CAMBRIA COUNTY. | 44 | ||||
| View | Storey 1907 | Chapter III. ORGANIZATION OF COUNTIES—CAMBRIA COUNTY TAKEN FORM SOMERSET AND HUNTINGDON—FIRST TOWNSHIPS IN CAMBRIA COUNTY. | 45 |